AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2023

Nigeria v Côte d’Ivoire
Final, February 11
    

HEAD-TO-HEAD
All-time meetings

Nigeria 9
C. d’Ivoire 9
Draws 10
     

Victor Osimhen

Coach
Jose Peseiro

Captain: William Troost-Ekong

Previous best finish
Winner
1980, 1994, 2013


Franck Kessié

Interim coach
Emerse Faé

Captain
Serge Aurier

Previous best finish
Winner
1992, 2015


ROAD TO FINAL

Group A 	D Eq. Guinea 	1-1 Match 1	W G-Bissau 	2-0 Group A
runner-up 	W C. d’Ivoire 	1-0 Match 2 	L Nigeria 	0-1 third
   		W G-Bissau 	1-0 Match 3 	L Eq. Guinea 	0-4
   		W Cameroon 	2-0 Last 16 	D Senegal 	1-1 Pens 5-4
   		W Angola 	1-0 QF 		W Mali 		2-1 After extra time
   Pens 4-2 	D S. Africa 	1-1 SF 		W DR Congo 	1-0
     

Equalled Egypt for most Top 4 finishes (16) – eight final berths and eight semi-final appearances


Dismissed coach Jean-Louis Gasset after dismal group stage – aiming to be first host nation to win title since 2006


RECENT FINALS 	2023 venue: Alassane Ouattara Stadium
  
2013 Nigeria 		1-0		Burkina Faso
2015 Côte d’Ivoire 	0-0 (Pens 9-8)	Ghana
2017 Cameroon 		2-1		Egypt
2019 Algeria 		1-0		Senegal
2021 Senegal 		0-0 (Pens 4-2)	Egypt


Source: AFCON 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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