
Ivory Coast came from a goal down to beat Nigeria in the final of AFCON 2023 on Sunday and claim their third Africa Cup of Nations title – but a victory for the Elephants had seemed highly unlikely just a few weeks ago.
The host nation started well enough, beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in their opening fixture in Abidjan on January 13th, but stayed in the tournament by the skin of their teeth following back-to-back defeats after that in Group A.