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Ivory Coast win 2023 AFCON title

By Parth Dhall

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Ivory Coast beat Nigeria

Ivory Coast have claimed the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations honor after taking down Nigeria 2-1 in the final. Franck Kessie scored the equalizer, and Sebastian Haller found the winner. 

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Third AFCON title 

Ivory Coast have won their third AFCON title. They also won the prestigious trophy in 1992 and 2015. Ivory Coast appeared in their fifth final, having finished runners-up twice (2006 and 2012). 

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Group stage redemption

Sebastian Haller is the first player in Ivory Coast's history to score the winning goal in an AFCON final. Kessie is the first player to score for Ivory Coast in an AFCON final. 

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History made by manager Emerse Fae

Ivory Coast sacked their manager Jean-Louis Gasset after the group stage. Emerse Fae was appointed thereafter, the first manager to win AFCON tournament without starting the edition as head coach. 

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The Troost-Ekong record

Troost-Ekong is the first defender/full back to score three goals in the same Africa Cup of Nations edition since Opta collected this data in 2010. 

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