Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

Ivory Coast continued their impressive run at the Africa Cup of Nations on home soil, progressing to the final, after beating DR Congo by an unanswered goal in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

The Ivory Coast team owes the victory to its star Sebastian Haller, who scored the only goal of the match in the 65th minute of the match, to hit the hosts a date in the final match on Sunday (February 11) with Nigeria, which in the first semi-final match beat South Africa on penalties (4-2) after the end of the original and extra time with a draw with a goal for each team.

Ivory Coast are looking to achieve a third title in the continental tournament after achieving it on two occasions in 1992 and 2015, while Nigeria aspires to achieve its fourth title in the African Cup of Nations after lifting the trophy in three editions in 1980, 1994 and 2013.

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