UPDATE: Ivory Coast wins CAN, beats Nigeria

Side ivory, 2023 CAN the hosts, are THE new champions of Africa. THE Elephants came Since A aim down In THE First of all half has secure victory.

Two Second part goals Since Frank Kessie And Sebastian Haller gave THE Elephants their third CAN triumph.

Simon Adingra, playing on THE LEFT of their attack, was A spiked In THE Eagles defensive facility all game And cause Ola Aina all types of challenges. THE Brighton winger was THE lightning stem THE Elephants necessary And strength Nwabali In A GOOD to safeguard In THE 33rd minute.

THE Great Eagles brand with their First of all attempt on target When William Troost-Ékong pink on Serge Aurier has head pass Yahia Fofana. THE aim was undeserved as THE Elephants had more ball possession And created THE better to score goals chances.

THE First of all half finished with Osimhen need treatment After fall awkwardly After another tangle with Aurier. That was THE history of THE half: Nigeria commit mistakes, And Side Ivory faster has each 50-50 ball.

THE Eagles were warned In THE 50th minute When Calvin Bassey knees were THE economy Grace that guard her team in front. Jose Peseiro took disabled THE ineffective Samuel Chukwueze, And Moses Simon was sent on In THE 55th minute as THE Nigerian team research control.

In THE 60th minute, Kessie headed right has Nwabali as THE Elephants obtained closer has A deserved equalizer. Adingra sent In THE corner cut, Since which Kessie equalized In THE 62nd minute After Stanley Nwabali had scrambled Odilon That of Kossounou shot For A corner cut. THE Chippa United goalie do her First of all error of THE tournament When he try has come For THE corner And was blocked.

Both Calvin Bassey And Zaïdu Sanusi were not strong enough has prevent Kessie Since title pass Nwabali For THE equalizer. This was A fully deserved aim For THE the Ivorians, WHO dominated THE encounter Since to start has finish.

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Haller went close with A acrobatic cut In THE 74th minute as THE Nigerian defense withered. And THE redemption was finalized When Haller obtained in front of Troost Ekong has production THE ball beyond Nwabali. Again, he was GOOD work Since Adingra, WHO took on Aina And whipped In THE cross, Since which Haller obtained THE winner objective.

Nigeria try has answer with changes. Alhassan Yusuf And Kelechi Iheanacho came on For Iwobi And Lookman with 11 minutes LEFT on THE clock. Joe Aribo And Terem Moffi were sent on towards THE END, but THE Eagles barely threatened.

After Seven added minutes, Side Ivory were worthy winners of THE 2023 CAN tournament, which has has been GOOD staged.

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