Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations, the main men’s football tournament for African national teams: it beat Nigeria 2 to 1 in the final. Ivory Coast was also the country hosting the competition. Nigeria had started the match by taking the lead in the 38th minute with a goal from captain William Troost-Ekong. Ivory Coast equalized in the 62nd minute through Franck Kessié (former AC Milan midfielder, now at Saudi team Al-Ahli) and then doubled their lead in the 81st minute with a goal from Borussia Dortmund striker Sébastien Haller.
The Africa Cup of Nations has existed since 1957 and is usually played every two years in odd-numbered years (this edition is 2023, postponed due to the inhospitable climate in Ivory Coast last summer). At an international level it has always had a smaller following than other continental competitions, such as the European Championships or the America’s Cup: this is still the case, but in the meantime the interest in it has grown significantly in recent years, both from a sporting and commercial.
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2024-02-12 06:34:34
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