And the Alassane-Ouattara Olympic Stadium in Abidjan literally exploded!
Ivory Coast won the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations this Sunday, dominating Nigeria in the final at home (2-1).
Troost-Ekong opened the scoring for the Super Eagles (38th) but Kessié then equalized for the Elephants (62nd), before making the difference through Haller (81st) at the very end of the match.
Until then, Côte d'Ivoire had not scored a goal in four finals played, or more than 480 minutes.
This Sunday she won her third title in the competition after 1992 and 2015.
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African Cup of Nations: schedule and results
African Cup of Nations ranking
Last drafted, despite the disaster against Equatorial Guinea (4-0), the Ivorians were awakened by former assistant Emerse Faé, who replaced Jean-Louis Gasset as coach before the round of 16.
His players overthrew Senegal (1-1, 5 tab to 4) and Mali (2-1 ap) by scoring each time in the final moments, as if protected by the Gods of football.
In the half, they controlled their subject better to beat DR Congo (1-0), with a goal from Sébastien Haller, their striker who arrived injured and who had missed the entire first round.
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