Nigeria faces Ivory Coast on Sunday in Abidjan in the CAN 2024 final. Before the clash on Sunday February 11 at the Ébimpé stadium in Abidjan, a look back in figures on the performances, courses and players in form of the two teams .
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Nigeria’s first round at CAN 2024: 2nd in group A with two victories and a draw.
Teams beaten before the final: Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Cameroon, Angola, South Africa.
Goals scored: 7 (including 1 csc).
3 different scorers: Lookman, Osimhen and Troost-Ekong.
Goals conceded: 2
African champion titles: 3
Coach: José Peseiro (in position since 2022).
The decisive player: Ademola Lookman. With three goals scored since the eighth, the Atalante Bergamo player, well supported by Victor Osimhen, is Nigeria’s player in form.
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Ivory Coast’s first round at CAN 2024: 3rd in group A, with one victory and two defeats.
Teams beaten before the final: Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, DR Congo.
Goals scored: 6
6 different scorers: Seko Fofana, Krasso, Kessié, Adingra, Oumar Diakité and Haller
Goals conceded: 7
African champion titles: 2
Coach: Emerse Faé (interim since January 25)
The decisive player: Seko Fofana. By his technical ease and his ability to pierce the lines, the former Lens player is undoubtedly the Ivorian player that the Nigeria team will have to be most wary of.
