The Super Eagles of Nigeria will play hosts Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Nigeria’s substitute Kelechi Iheanacho scored to give Nigeria a 4-2 penalty shootout victory over South Africa on Wednesday after an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final thriller in Bouake.
On the other hand, Sebastien Haller fired hosts Ivory Coast into the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo in Abidjan on Wednesday.
Nigeria was victorious in their last meeting at the group stage of the tournament where Troost-Ekong scored the deciding penalty.
Despite a torrid time in the tournament, Cote d’Ivoire managed to qualify out of the group stage and had a surprising victory over defending champions Senegal in the round of 16.
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