AFCON 2023: Nigeria Wins The Silver Cup

In a surprising turn of events, Ivory Coast wins AFCON 2023, leaving the Super Eagles of Nigeria with the silver cup.

The match saw Nigeria win a point at about 38 minutes by Troost-Ekong, the team captain, who is also a defender. This apparently had increased the high hopes of the citizens and everyone cheering in favour of Nigeria’s win. But the story changed after the half-time break, when the opponent’s team scored their equalising goal at 62 minutes by Franck Kessie, one of their mid-fielders.

At that time, the pressure increased on the Super Eagles’ team. Then, at about less than 10 minutes to the end of the match, Nigeria conceded the second goal, which was the winning goal that made Ivory Coast the winner of the 2023 AFCON.

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