		<div class="wpcnt">
			<div class="wpa">
				<span class="wpa-about">Advertisements</span>
				<div class="u top_amp">
							<amp-ad width="300" height="265"
		 type="pubmine"
		 data-siteid="111265417"
		 data-section="2">
		</amp-ad>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div><p>Brighton winger Simon Adingra described Ivory Coast’s Africa Cup of Nations triumph as “one of the most beautiful moments of my life”.</p>
<p>Hosts Ivory Coast produced a 2-1 comeback victory over Nigeria on Sunday to become African champions for the third time, with Adingra setting up both goals and being named player of the match.</p>
<p>“We did it together – we’re Africa champions and it’s incredible,” said Adingra.</p>
<p>I’ve just experienced one of the most beautiful moments of my life and that’s down to the effort of everyone in the team.”</p>
<p>The hosts fell behind in the showpiece when Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong headed in a 38th-minute opener against the run of play.</p>
<p>Second-half goals from Franck Kessie and former West Ham striker Sebastien Haller – who in July 2022 was diagnosed with testicular cancer and returned to action at Borussia Dortmund just over a year ago – sealed what at one stage appeared an improbable victory.</p>
<figure id="attachment_181479" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-181479" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9F8F8F9B-E2D7-4E14-854A-5B31764AB88C.webp" alt="" width="640" height="427" class="size-full wp-image-181479" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-181479" class="wp-caption-text">Sebastien Haller (second right) scored Ivory Coast’s final winner to cap his comeback after being diagnosed with testicular cancer</figcaption></figure>
<p>The Elephants suffered a 4-0 group-stage defeat to Equatorial Guinea and sacked head coach Jean-Louis Gasset, squeezing into the knockout rounds after finishing third in their section.</p>
<p>Caretaker boss Emerse Fae said: “When I think about all we went through, the hard times when we almost out and the matches where we came back in last minutes, we have created some miracles.</p>
<p>“We were close to humiliation but when we had a second chance, we were determined not to waste it.”</p>
<p>For Nigeria’s former Watford defender Troost-Ekong, the opening goal was his third of the competition and he was named the tournament’s best player.</p>
<p>Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro said: “My team is sad but for me they did what they could.</p>
<p>“I am proud of the way my players performed in this tournament.”</p>
			<div style="padding-bottom:15px;" class="wordads-tag" data-slot-type="belowpost">
				<div id="atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ecc86e25fa7">
					<script type="text/javascript">
						window.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {
							if ( false === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? false ) ) {
								// Use Aditude scripts.
								window.tudeMappings = window.tudeMappings || [];
								window.tudeMappings.push( {
									divId: 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ecc86e25fa7',
									format: 'belowpost',
								} );
							}
						}

						if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
							document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', window.getAdSnippetCallback );
						} else {
							window.getAdSnippetCallback();
						}
					</script>
				</div>
			</div>
Discover more from London Glossy Post
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
