Nigeria vs Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Final
Hosts Ivory Coast defeat Nigeria with Haller goal to win AFCON
Ivory Coast have won the Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 victory over Nigeria at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 38': Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 0.
- 53': Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card.
- 54': Sèrge Aurier (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Substitution, Nigeria. Moses Simon replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 62': Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Franck Kessié (Côte d'Ivoire) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Wilfried Singo replaces Sèrge Aurier.
- 70': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Oumar Diakité replaces Max Gradel.
- 79': Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
- 79': Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 81': Goal! Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Sébastien Haller (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Adingra with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, Nigeria. Terem Moffi replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 86': Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Zaidu Sanusi.
- 87': Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Seko Fofana because of an injury.
- 88': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jean-Philippe Krasso replaces Sébastien Haller.
- 90': Ola Aina (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Lazare Amani replaces Jean Seri.
- 90'+7': Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Nigeria 1, Côte d'Ivoire 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
Location: Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Attendance: 57,094
Statistics
 CIV |
NGA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 62.4 | Possession | 37.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 355 | Accurate Passes | 185 |
| 410 | Passes | 249 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 29 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 35 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 25 | Clearances | 30 |
Nigeria (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Stanley Nwabali (GK)  |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 21 | Calvin Bassey |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 8 | Frank Onyeka |
| 3 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| 2 | Ola Aina |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 18 | Ademola Lookman |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
Ivory Coast (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yahia Fofana (GK) |
| 21 | Evan Ndicka |
| 7 | Odilon Kossounou |
| 3 | Ghislain Konan |
| 17 | Sèrge Aurier |
| 4 | Jean Michaël Seri |
| 6 | Seko Fofana |
| 8 | Franck Kessié |
| 22 | Sébastien Haller |
| 24 | Simon Adingra |
| 15 | Max Gradel |
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