Ivory Coast

The host nation completed a fairytale recovery after coming close to early elimination, fighting their way back before securing the trophy.

And not for the most obvious reason, the one you'd immediately expect. In November 2016, a full four years before making his senior international debut for Ivory Coast, Haller hit a hat-trick in an U21 fixture.

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations for a third time on Sunday by beating Nigeria 2-1 in the final.

It was quite a fairy tale and a transition from lucky survivors to eventual winners for Ivory Coast on Sunday as they were crowned winners.

An emotional Sebastian Haller said his Ivory Coast team “dreamed of winning the Africa Cup of Nations so many times” following their 2-1 victory over ...

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Ivory Coast's success at the Africa Cup of Nations was all about taking advantage of second chances, but after coming from behind to beat Nigeria in ...

Ivory Coast's stunning Africa Cup of Nations triumph was a fitting end to the most thrilling edition of the tournament in recent memory but the manner of ...

It was the biggest defeat a tournament host of the Africa Cup of Nations had ever suffered. Ivory Coast fell apart utterly in the second half of their final ...

Thousands of jubilant Ivory Coast supporters have been taking to Abidjan's city streets to celebrate the country's Africa Cup of Nations victory.

Ivory Coast celebrated winning Afcon with a public holiday, announced by President Alassane Ouattara after their win over Nigeria.

Some waved Morocco flags to thank the Atlas Lions for keeping the Ivory Coast in the competition.

Ivory Coast began the tournament as the underdogs of Afcon but rose to become champions.

Blowing whistles and vuvuzelas, singing and chanting, the supporters poured out of commuter buses near the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Stadium, where many then ran ...

Tens of thousands of jubilant fans crammed the streets of Abidjan on Monday for the Ivory Coast's victory parade after the hosts' remarkable Africa Cup of ...