By Aiwu Esele
With an equalizer from Franck Kessie in the 63 rd minutes, which cancelled out Wililam Troost- Ekong header in 38th and another from Sebastian Haller in the 81st ministry, the Elephant of Cote d’ Ivoire lifted the cup in the finals of 34 th edition of the African Cup of Nations played on Sunday night at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium.
The Elephants has thus won the cup for the are their third time, having only won in 1992 and 2015. The Super Eagles of Nigeria has won it three times.
Both teams advanced from Group A, with Equatorial Guinea topping the table with a joint seven points and three goals difference. However, the Elephants made it out as the fourth third-place team.
