In a Africa Cup where it seems impossible to fulfill the logic after leaving behind the big favorites, today’s final will be contested by two of them: Ivory Coast and Nigeria.
The Elephants, host of this tournament, turned their situation around after their coach Jean-Louis Gasset was dismissed in the group stage. From the hand of Emerse Faé Things have changed and now Ivory Coast will be playing to lift the Africa Cup, something it has achieved only in 1992 and 2015. So, to achieve a great result, they are strengthening the leadership of Frank Kessiecrucial to the team’s successes and accompanied by the greatness of Fofana and Seri, and the devilish pace of Gradel, Pépé and Adigra.
In front you will have at least Nigeria, winner in 1980, 1994 and 2013, who was on the verge of losing the competition on several occasions, but proved to be a master of living on the edge. In Osimhen on the head, the combined Jose Peseiro He showed that he does not rely solely on the Naples forward, with Lookman playing a key role in attack and Troost-Ekong and Bassey being particularly decisive in defence, to be joined by Ajayi.
Source: La Verdad
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