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The goals of the match!
Key moments
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And I'm done here! Soon we'll have the trophy presented to the champion! Follow all the repercussions of Côte d'Ivoire's title here on VAVEL. Have a good night and see you next time!
Official protocol
Now the official protocol takes place, where the third-placed teams, the referees, the second-placed teams and then the champions receive their medals along with the winners of best of match, best in the competition and best goalkeeper in the competition!
Medals and trophies!
Three-time champions!
Now, in addition to 2015 and 1992, Côte d'Ivoire has won its third title, joining the ranks of three-time champions along with Nigeria!
Sébastien Haller!
CAMPEONES
IT'S OVER AND IVORY COAST ARE CHAMPIONS
After almost going down in the group stage and picking up incredible results in the knockout stages, Côte d'Ivoire come from behind against Nigeria to win the African Cup of Nations!
Ivory Coast substitution: Seri out, Amani in.
We'll have another seven minutes of extra time!
Yellow for Aina, for stopping the counter attack.
Substitutions for Nigeria: Osimhen and Onyeka came off for Aribo and Moffi. Ivory Coast: out came Seko Fofana and Haller for Krasso and Sangaré. Fofana received a yellow before coming off.
GOAL FOR IVORY COAST
Adingra crossed the ball into the box and Haller was able to go high to deflect the ball into the right-hand corner, high and wide of the far post, to turn the game around for Côte d'Ivoire!
A double substitution for Nigeria: out came Lookman and Iwobi for Yusuf and Iheanacho.
Haller, on the heels of Adingra's header, tried his hand at a bicycle kick and sent the ball just wide of the goal in what turned out to be a work of art in the form of a goal!
Substitutions for Côte d'Ivoire: Aurier and Max Gradel came off for Diakité and Singo.
GOAL FOR IVORY COAST
And from the corner, crossed in at the far post, Kessié appeared alone to head the ball powerfully into the left-hand corner, leveling the match!
Kossounou hit a fierce shot from distance and Nwabali tipped it into the right corner to prevent a beautiful equalizer.
Adingra, on the left, received the pass, took out the defender and lifted it up for Kessié to head in, but into Nwabali's hands.
Nigeria substitution: Chuwkueze out, Simon in.
Yellows for Nwabali and Aurier for starting a ruckus.
Nwabali's low cross from the right was deflected, Max Gradel hit the rebound hard, but the ball deflected off Adesewo, leaving it clean for Nwabali to keep!
SECOND HALF STARTS
Haller takes the first touch and the ball rolls into the second half!
Teams on the pitch
Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire return to the pitch unchanged for the start of the second half.
END OF FIRST HALF
With a goal from Troost-Ekong, Nigeria beat hosts Côte d'Ivoire in the first half to win the African Cup of Nations!
Fofana had a strong shot from outside the box, but the ball went into Nwabali's hands.
After the goal, it's clear that Côte d'Ivoire felt a drop in performance, as did the fans, who were quieter at the time.
GOAL FOR NIGERIA
A cross into the box from Lookman was deflected at the far post, only for Troost-Ekong to appear in the middle of the box and head the ball into the right-hand corner, opening the scoring for Nigeria!
NWABALI
Kessié received the pass and found Adingra on the left, who dominated in the box and hit a powerful shot, only to see Nwabali save wide!
The game was now stopped for about five minutes to hydrate the players, due to the 30-degree heat in Ivory Coast at the moment.
Osimhen and Ndicka got into a bit of a scuffle, with the striker claiming that the Ivorian had elbowed him! The confusion didn't lead to cards, but it did lead to a free-kick, which was crossed by Lookman but cleared by the Ivorian defense.
From a corner into the box, the ball took a deflection and Max Gradel tried to volley it just wide of the goal!
Fofana shot wide and sent the ball into Nwabali's hands.
Kessie, on the right, was brought down and won a free-kick. It was crossed into the box and the defense cleared it away.
And we got the first chance of the game, when Haller's header from a cross was deflected over Nwabali.
HERE WE GO
Osimhen takes the first touch and the ball rolls into the first half!
National anthems
Now the national anthems, first of Nigeria and then of the Ivory Coast, are played.
Teams on the pitch!
The teams take to the pitch to start the match!
The third place!
And in yesterday's third-place match, South Africa played out a goalless draw against Congo, where the match went to penalties, with the South Africans winning 6-5!
The pre-match ceremony!
The fans!
Warm-up!
The players take to the pitch and begin their warm-up.
The arrival of Nigeria!
Ivory Coast lined-up!
The Elephants are also ready and will go into the game with:
Nigeria lined-up!
The Super Eagles are ready for the final and will take to the field with:
Ivory Coast in history!
Côte d'Ivoire, on the other hand, have won two titles, one in 1992 and one in 2015, as well as two runners-up, one in 2006 and one in 2012. Côte d'Ivoire beat Ghana on penalties in 1992, after drawing 0-0 in normal time and winning 11-10 (!) on penalties. And in 2015 the same thing happened again, where Côte d'Ivoire drew 0-0 with Ghana and won on penalties, now 9-8 (!!).
Nigeria in history
Nigeria have won the competition three times, in 1980, 1994 and 2013, and four times, in 1984, 1988, 1990 and 2000. In 1980, Nigeria beat Algeria 3-0 in the final. In 94 they beat Zambia 2-1 and in 2013 they beat Burkina Faso in the final.
The Cup!
The Africa Cup of Nations takes place, of course, on the African continent, between the teams that qualify after a qualifying round. The tournament was first held in 1957 and became a tournament every four years from 1968.
Welcome!
We now open the broadcast of the match between Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire in the final of the African Cup of Nations!
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Ebimpé Olympic Stadium
The match will take place at the Ebimpé Olympic Stadium, located in the city of Ebimpé in Abidjan, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire. The stadium has a capacity of over 60,000 fans and was inaugurated in 2020 as the home of the Ivorian national team.
Referee
Dahane Beida will be the referee for the final, coming from Mauritania. Emiliano dos Santos from Angola and Diana Chikotesha from Zambia will be the assistants. The fourth official, from Morocco, will be Bouchra Karboubi. The VAR will be led by Mahmoud Ashour, from Egypt.
Probable Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast's probable team for the match is: Yahia Fofana, Aurier, Boly, Ndicka and Konan; Kessié, Seri and Seko Fofana; Pépé, Haller and Adingra.
Probable Nigeria!
Nigeria's probable team for the match is: Nwabali, Ajayi, Troos-Ekong and Bassey; Osayi-Samuel, Onyeka, Iwobi and Aina; Simon, Lookman and Osimhen.
