The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was one of the most intriguing and entertaining recent editions of the tournament.
The final phase, hosted in Ivory Coast in January and February 2024, was marked by many early shocks and a series of remarkable results for the host country.
Ivory Coast lost two of their three group stage matches, the last of which was a 4-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea. They effectively fired head coach Jean-Louis Gasset, even though they were eliminated in the knockout stage as one of the best third-placed teams. Assistant Emerse Fae took over as interim manager and was incredibly successful in guiding his team through the round of 16 to the final.
Waiting for Ivory Coast are Nigeria, who beat the Elephants 1-0 in the group stage. The Super Eagles were one of the few relatively consistent teams in the tournament, although they needed penalties to defeat 10-man South Africa in the semi-final after strong previous performances including a 2-0 victory against Cameroon, one of the previous ones. -tournament favorites.
Here is how the CAN 2023 final took place in Abidjan.
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Who won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations?
Ivory Coast won the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, becoming the first host nation to become champions since Egypt in 2006.
The Elephants beat Nigeria 2-1 in the final on February 10, 2024. William Troost-Ekong gave the Super Eagles the lead in the first half, but Franck Kessie earned the equalizer just after the hour mark. Just nine minutes from normal time, Sébastien Haller – who retired from football following a cancer diagnosis in 2022 – scored the winning goal.
This is Ivory Coast’s third AFCON title and first since 2015. Only Ghana, Cameroon and Egypt have won the tournament more often.
Who has won the most African Cup of Nations titles?
Egypt has been the dominant nation in the history of the African Cup of Nations with the Pharaohs winning seven titles including the first edition of the competition in 1957.
Six other nations have won the trophy more than once, with a total of 15 tournament winners.
| Rank | Country | CAN titles | Years gained |
| 1. | Egypt | 7 | 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| 2. | Cameroon | 5 | 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017 |
| 3. | Ghana | 4 | 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 |
| 4. | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1992, 2015, 2023 |
| = | Nigeria | 3 | 1980, 1994, 2013 |
| = | Algeria | 2 | 1990, 2019 |
| = | DR Congo | 2 | 1968, 1974 |
| 8. | Zambia | 1 | 2012 |
| = | Tunisia | 1 | 2004 |
| = | Sudan | 1 | 1970 |
| = | Senegal | 1 | 2021 |
| = | Ethiopia | 1 | 1962 |
| = | Morocco | 1 | 1976 |
| = | South Africa | 1 | 1996 |
| = | Congo | 1 | 1972 |
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