Africa Cup of Nations
In the early morning of February 8, Beijing time, the two semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations ended, Nigeria penalty shootout 5-3 South Africa, Ivory Coast 1-0 Democratic Republic of Congo, the final matchup was released: Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire are still opponents in the same group, and both teams did not advance to the top 8 in the last Africa Cup of Nations (in fact, the above four teams did not advance to the top 8 in the last session), I have to say that the Africa Cup of Nations is really messy.
Nigeria qualified for the knockout rounds in second place in Group A with two wins and one draw, while South Africa qualified for the knockout rounds as second in Group E. 1 8 In the finals, the Nigerian team played more domineering and defeated the Cameroon team 2-0; South Africa was a big upset, defeating the favorite Morocco team with a luxurious lineup 2-0 and entering the top 8 strongly. 1 4 finals, South Africa eliminated Cape Verde through a penalty shootout; Nigeria eliminated Angola 1-0.
In the first half, both teams failed to score, with Nigeria dominating the field but scoreless. In the second half, in the 63rd minute, Osimhen was put into the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty, and Ekong scored from the penalty spot to break the deadlock, 1-0 South Africa. Osimhen opened the scoring in the 84th minute, but the referee ruled that the goal was invalid and awarded a penalty to South Africa. In extra time, neither team was able to rewrite the score again. In the penalty shootout, Nigeria won 4-2 and advanced to the final with an aggregate score of 5-3.
Ivory Coast finished third in Group A and Democratic Republic of Congo advanced to the knockout stage after three consecutive draws in the group stage. 1 8 In the finals, Ivory Coast eliminated Senegal in a penalty shootout, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo eliminated Egypt in a penalty shootout; 1 In the 4 finals, Ivory Coast eliminated Mali 2-1 and the Democratic Republic of the Congo eliminated Guinea 3-1. In the first half, both teams exchanged scoresheets and failed to score. In the second half, in the 65th minute, the Ivory Coast broke the deadlock when Gradel crossed and Alli volleyed the ball into the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead, the only goal of the game.
Who do you think will win the championship between Nigeria and Ivory Coast?