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The Elephants of Ivory Coast, hosts of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), have defeated the Super Eagles of Nigeria to lift the AFCON title for the third time.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports The Elephants defeated the Super Eagles by 2 goals to 1 at the Stade Olympique Alassane-Ouattara d’Ebimpé in Abidjan on Sunday.
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The Super Eagles took the lead after William Troost-Ekong rose up high in the air to nod home a corner kick in the 38th minute of play.
However, Franck Jessie put The Elephants level in the 62nd minute of play before Sebastian Haller went on to score the winning goal for The Elephants of Ivory Coast.
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