Super Eagles Clinch Silver as the Elephants of Ivory Coast Wins AFCON 2024

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Veronica Giwa

The finals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) took place on Sunday, February 11 2024, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with the Super Eagles finishing second and winning Silver after the Ivorian Elephants edged them with a 2-1 goal score.

Although the Super Eagles led by a goal at 38 minutes of the first half, the Elephants were able to equalise at 62 minutes, and secured the winning goal at 82 minutes to become the new AFCON champions. Troost-William Ekong scored the only goal for Nigeria, while Simon Adingra and Sabestian Haller scored a goal each for Ivory Coast.

The win made it the third AFCON win for the Ivorians, placing Nigeria and Ivory Coast side by side in terms of the number of AFCON cups won so far.

Meanwhile, the Elephants of Ivory Coast made another history after emerging as the second team to win AFCON as the host Nation after Egypt in 2006.

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