The host Côte d’Ivoire national team will clash with its counterpart Nigeria in the final of the 2023 African Cup of Nations at ten o’clock next Sunday evening, at the “Alassane Ouattara” stadium in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, which can accommodate more than 60,000 spectators.
The Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria teams met 7 previous times in the African Nations Championships, and the Nigerian team won four matches, while the Ivorian team prevailed in two matches and the tie was decided as a result of one match.
In total, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire met in 15 matches in various competitions. The Nigerian team won 6 matches, Ivory Coast won 3 matches, and they tied in 6 matches.
Côte d’Ivoire scored 13 goals between us. Nigeria’s stars scored 21 goals against the Elephants.
The last confrontation between the two teams took place in the second round of the first group stage of the current edition, and Nigeria won with a free goal scored by William Troost-Ekong in the 55th minute.
The Nigerian national team’s account on the
The Nigerian national team qualified for the final of the African Cup of Nations for the first time since 2013, after defeating South Africa on Wednesday evening, in the semi-finals, via penalty kicks, with a score of 4-2, at the Al Salam Stadium in the city of Bouaké.
