Africa Cup of Nations

FT Sunday, February 8, 2015
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Ivory Coast win 9-8 on penalties · Estadio de Bata

Match Report

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Ivory Coast beat Ghana in penalty shootout, claim African Nations Cup

Ivory Coast ended years of frustration to claim their second African Nations Cup crown following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Ghana in the final.

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

CIV

  1. 1Boubacar BarryG
  2. 22Wilfried KanonD
  3. 4Kolo TouréD
  4. 21Eric BaillyD
  5. 19Yaya TouréM
  6. 17Sèrge AurierM
  7. 5Siaka TiénéM
  8. 20Serey DiéM
  9. 15Max GradelF
  10. 12Wilfried BonyF
  11. 10GervinhoF

Substitutes

  1. 18Lacina TraoréSUB
  2. 11Junior TalloSUB
  3. 13Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproSUB
  4. 14Ismael DiomandéSUB
  5. 6Cheick DoukouréSUB
  6. 23Sayouba MandéSUB
  7. 7Seydou DoumbiaSUB
  8. 2Ousmane VieraSUB
  9. 16Sylvain GbohouoSUB
  10. 8Salomon KalouSUB
  11. 3Roger AssaléSUB

GHA

  1. 1Brimah RazakG
  2. 19Jonathan MensahD
  3. 23Harrison AffulD
  4. 21John BoyeD
  5. 17Baba RahmanD
  6. 7Christian AtsuM
  7. 10André AyewM
  8. 6Afriyie AcquahM
  9. 11Mubarak WakasoM
  10. 2Kwesi AppiahM
  11. 3Asamoah GyanF

Substitutes

  1. 13Mohammed RabiuSUB
  2. 8Emmanuel BaduSUB
  3. 12Ernest SowahSUB
  4. 18Daniel AmarteySUB
  5. 5Mohammed AwalSUB
  6. 9Jordan AyewSUB
  7. 15Mahatma OtooSUB
  8. 16Fatau DaudaSUB
  9. 20David AccamSUB
  10. 22Frank AcheampongSUB
  11. 14Solomon AsantéSUB
  12. 4Edwin GyimahSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Serey Die (Ivory Coast) Yellow Card at 14'
  2. 57' Siaka Tiéné (Ivory Coast) Yellow Card at 57'
  3. 67' Seydou Doumbia (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 67'
  4. 87' Wilfried Kanon (Ivory Coast) Yellow Card at 87'
  5. 99' Jordan Ayew (Ghana) Substitution at 99'
  6. 105'+1' Eric Bailly (Ivory Coast) Yellow Card at 106'
  7. 116' Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 116'
  8. 116' Frank Acheampong (Ghana) Substitution at 116'
  9. 120' Junior Tallo (Ivory Coast) Substitution at 120'
  10. 120' Emmanuel Badu (Ghana) Substitution at 120'
  11. 120' Boubacar Barry (Ivory Coast) Yellow Card at 120'

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