Tonight, Sebastien Haller was the hero of the Ivory Coast as The Elephants came from behind to beat Nigeria 2-1 to win the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final at home
The striker, who also scored the winning goal in the semi-final, connected with Simon Adingra's cross with nine minutes left to complete the game in the second half and raised huge cheers in Abidjan.
William Troost-Ekong had put Nigeria ahead seven minutes before the end of the first half when the centre-back rose high to head home
Franck Kessie scored the equalizer in the 62nd minute from a corner by Adingra who was named the best young player of the tournament
Ivory Coast didn't have a good start in the championship entering the 16th stage through 'best looser' but later everything changed until they became champions
South Africa finished third in the tournament following a penalty shootout victory over DR Congo
Tanzania participated in the tournament for the third time but was eliminated from the group stage after losing one game and drawing two games
The championship is expected to be held again next year (2025) in Morocco and in 2027 it will be held in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda
