๏ธ โšฝ African Cup of Nations 2024 final: Nigeria vs Ivory coast Results, Stats and More

๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡๐ƒ๐€๐˜!! :soccer:
IT IS FINALLY HERE! :1st_place_medal:x :cote_divoire: x :nigeria:

The only game that matters today! :star_struck:
The most important prize of the day! :trophy:

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Predicting :nigeria:The Super Eagles XI to face :cote_divoire:Ivory Coast in Afcon 2023 finalโ€‹:trophy:

Would you bring in Iheanacho to start ahead of misfiring Osimhen?:face_with_monocle:

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The Africa Cup of Nations title glory is just one match away for both the :nigeria:Super Eagles and the :cote_divoire:Elephants.

Nigeria not only face the challenge of competing against their opponents on the field but also enduring the support of the home crowd at Alassane Ouattara Stadium.

What Nigeria need to do to beat Ivory Coast for the prestigious continental title๐Ÿง

:no_entry_sign:Block out the noise
:bangbang:Attack their weaknesses
:mechanical_arm:Contain the danger man!
:no_entry:Defensive prowess
:trophy:Eyes on the prize

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Nigeria has three AFCON titles whilst Ivory Coast has two.
Who would add one more to their trophy cabinet today?

#AFCON2023

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The teams are IN :point_down:

Hereโ€™s Nigeria :nigeria: and Cote dโ€™Ivoire :cote_divoire: will line up tonight for the #Afcon2023 final :trophy:


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:rotating_light::earth_africa: Ivory Coast are African champions!

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:stopwatch: ๐—™๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜:

:nigeria: Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast :cote_divoire:

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Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire are the first side in the African Cup of Nations to finish third in their group and go on and lift the trophy.

The hosts make history. :trophy:

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:date: 2022: Diagnosed with testicular cancer

:date: 2024: Scores the winner and wins #AFCON2023 for Ivory Coast

Sebastian Haller is an inspiration to millions of people worldwide. :cote_divoire::heart:

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Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire are the first host nation to win the African Cup of Nations since Egypt in 2006.

They come from behind to beat Nigeria. :trophy:

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Simon Adingraโ€™s game by numbers vs. Nigeria:

9 duels won (most)
8 touches in opp. box
6 chances created (most)
5 successful take-ons (most)
4 accurate crosses
3 fouls won
2 assists (most)

What a performance from the 22-year-old. :clap::clap:

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18 days ago, Ivory Coast sacked their coach Jean-Louis Gasset after back-to-back defeats in the AFCON group stages.

They scraped through to the last-16 and brought in Emerse Faรฉ, who had never managed a senior game of football.

Four games later, he wins his first trophy :trophy::exploding_head:

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Ivory Coast since their 4-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea in the group stages:

:black_medium_small_square: 1-1 vs. Senegal (won 4-5 on penalties)
:black_medium_small_square: 2-1 vs. Mali
:black_medium_small_square: 1-0 vs. DR Congo
:black_medium_small_square: 2-1 vs. Nigeria

They may have pulled off the WILDEST comeback story in AFCON history :exploding_head::trophy:

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Sรฉbastien Hallerโ€™s story is incredible:

:date: Jul. 2022: Diagnosed with testicular cancer, which he overcame and returned to football in Jan. 2023.

:date: Feb. 2024: Scores the goal that sends Ivory Coast to the AFCON final.

:date: Four days later: Scores the winner to win his nationโ€™s third AFCON title.

What a comeback :orange_heart:

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IVORY COAST ARE AFCON CHAMPIONS!! :cote_divoire::trophy:

THEIR THIRD TIME WINNING THE COMPETITION!

WHAT A TEAM! WHAT A MOMENT! :elephant::elephant::elephant:

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Didier Drogba brought the AFCON trophy out ahead of the final

Ivory Coast made sure it stayed home :kissing_heart:

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Ivory Coast won AFCON the hard way:

๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž:
:heavy_minus_sign: One win and two losses
:heavy_minus_sign: Humiliating 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea
:heavy_minus_sign: Qualified to knockouts as the fourth-best third place team
:heavy_minus_sign: Sacked head coach after group stage

๐‘๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”:
:heavy_minus_sign: 86th-minute equalizer to force ET
:heavy_minus_sign: Eliminated title holders Senegal on PKs

๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
:heavy_minus_sign: Played with 10 men from the 43rd minute on
:heavy_minus_sign: 90th-minute equalizer
:heavy_minus_sign: Goal in second minute of ET stoppage time to beat Mali

๐’๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฌ:
:heavy_minus_sign: 65th-minute goal to beat DR Congo

๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ:
:heavy_minus_sign: 62nd-minute equalizer
:heavy_minus_sign: 81st-minute winner to defeat Nigeria

They never quit :triumph:

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Franck Kessiรฉโ€™s iconic salute celebration is in honour of his father who he lost as a child.

He was able to honour his dad after scoring one of the goals in the AFCON final for the Ivory Coast :orange_heart::cote_divoire:

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All Franck Kessiรฉ does is win :trophy:

  • 2021-22 Serie A with AC Milan :it:
  • 2022-23 LALIGA & Spanish Super Cup with Barcelona :es:
  • 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with the Ivory Coast :cote_divoire:

What a resume!

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