Ivory Coast faces Nigeria on Sunday at the Alassane Ouattara stadium in Ébimpé, on the outskirts of Abidjan, for the long-awaited CAN 2024 final. Follow the summit meeting live on France24.com from 9 p.m. (Paris time).
Published on: 02/11/2024 – 00:28
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Who from the Elephants or the Super Eagles will win CAN 2024? Ivory Coast hosts Nigeria at the Ébimpé stadium for a summit final on Sunday February 11. The winner will succeed Senegal in the African Cup of Nations rankings
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If on Saturday South Africa won the bronze medal for CAN 2024 at the expense of DR Congo, the two most important places now remain to be awarded.
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Ivory Coast and Nigeria will face each other for the second time in the competition, after a 1-0 victory for the Super Eagles in their group stage match.
Since then, the host country has gone through all the stages: humiliated and almost eliminated by Equatorial Guinea during their third match, it seems like a miracle, after exploits against the reigning Senegalese champion then against Mali, snatched 10 against 11 .
On the other hand, Nigeria embodies quiet strength. The edifice built by José Peseiro barely wavered in the tournament, eliminating Cameroon, Angola and South Africa without a shot. Between its captain Troost-Ekong who structures the steel defense and the star Victor Osimhen who drives the attack, Nigeria is afraid of nothing and no one,
The Elephants will try to become the first host country to win since 2006, while Nigeria dreams of a fourth star.
