Cote d’Ivoire neutralise Nigeria to claim third Africa Cup of Nations trophy

Cote d’Ivoire’s three-week odyssey to redemption culminated in a coolly taken 2-1 victory on a humid Sunday night in Abidjan over regional rivals Nigeria. It furnished the hosts with a third Africa Cup of Nations title as well as the love of a nation and a warm embrace from a president who had authorised a billion euros to sponsor the psychedelia. The adoration was warranted.Cote d'Ivoire went behind to William Ekong’s header just before half-time. It came against the run-of-play.But most of wha