Nigeria and Ivory Coast fans gathered in the streets to celebrate after their sides reached the Africa Cup of Nations final. A 65th-minute goal from the Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller was enough to win it for the Ivorians while Nigeria beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties. “They thought we were dead. But when you die and are resurrected you become even stronger,” an Ivory Coast fan said. “The Afcon is ours. The Afcon is for Ivorians.”
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Haller’s volley knocks out DR Congo and sends hosts Ivory Coast into Afcon final
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Nwabali’s shootout heroics against South Africa send Nigeria to Afcon final
Continue reading…Nigeria and Ivory Coast fans gathered in the streets to celebrate after their sides reached the Africa Cup of Nations final. A 65th-minute goal from the Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller was enough to win it for the Ivorians while Nigeria beat South Africa 4-2 on penalties. “They thought we were dead. But when you die and are resurrected you become even stronger,” an Ivory Coast fan said. “The Afcon is ours. The Afcon is for Ivorians.”Haller’s volley knocks out DR Congo and sends hosts Ivory Coast into Afcon finalNwabali’s shootout heroics against South Africa send Nigeria to Afcon final Continue reading…
