Cote d’Ivoire: From Best Losers Side to New Afcon Champs Winners

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST: YES! hosts Ivory Coast are the new Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) champions after defeating Nigeria 2-1.

It is their third silverware of the contest and it is all cerebrations in Abidjan as people are ready to party.

Leaving aside lifting the trophy, Ivory Coast have provided a great lesson in life of never giving up.

They finished group A on third place and qualified into the knockout stage as the best loser…what happened next is a life changing lesson.

However, Nigeria…

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