It has been 9 years since Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria final met – in a pleasant simply earlier than the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Again then, the Elephants received 1-0 because of a Salomon Kalou aim in entrance of 75 spectators in a 43,000-capacity stadium in Abu Dhabi, within the UAE, the place the 2 groups had been getting ready earlier than heading to Equatorial Guinea.
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