A silence as loud as a gun shot overtook the streets of Nigeria, as Nigeria’s Super Eagles list in the AFCOn finals 1-2 to hosts Ivory Coast.
While Nigeria mourned, the streets of Abidjan rose in thunderous roar
Nigeria took the lead in the 34 minutes after Troost-Ekong headed in the opener from a corner kick.They held on to the lead till after the break when Kessie who earlier had a tussle with Osimhen, fired in the equaliser with Adingra adding the winner in the winner in the 81st minutes.
It’s the third time Ivory Coast have won Afcon.