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00:02 Come back friends! Everything is ready! Everything is ready!
00:07 Ivory Coast, the host team facing Nigeria!
00:12 Ladies and gentlemen, let's show some respect and listen to the national anthem of Nigeria and Ivory Coast.
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02:14 Relax and enjoy the show!
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02:28 Nice touch from Conan Horier, looking for Hala. They'll be keeping a close eye on him. Out comes Nwabali.
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02:39 To take this, maybe curl it away from the goalkeeper. A little bit low, dealt with by Iwobi. Now Conan. Important of course in this fight, to strike the early goal.
02:53 There's a chance for Iwobi!
02:55 [Cheering]
02:57 Now it's Siri taking away in the middle. Odiaka chasing back, Ajay chasing back too. Yes, a goal for Fana. Big fan favourite.
03:09 Adingra, into the penalty area. Adingra still, maybe a little ambitious from that angle, but they're looking to make an early statement here are the Ivorians.
03:18 What a job he's done in that holding role in front of the back four. Horier with Gradel. Kessier waits inside, that's a good cross. Oh, cover from Ola Aina.
03:31 Much higher ball to the back post, a strong header! That's in the side netting. Max Gradel with some quick thinking.
03:44 The initial header came in from Evans Ndika. The goalkeeper to be fair-handed covered at the near post.
03:54 Chukwueze looking to put pressure on the Ivorian defence. Here's Iwobi.
04:04 Ndika and Osseman again and they are furious with each other.
04:12 Ndika's reaction to the tussle in the air. Set both players off.
04:23 It's good to see Gradel coming in between them and telling the young man to calm down.
04:29 This is the ninth occasion the two teams that met in the group phase meet again in the final. Ndika coming out. Adingra always dropped that.
04:38 The whistle had sounded anyway.
04:44 Cut out here by Siri, this is Gradel pushing forward. Hala, Kessier, Adingra calling for it. This is an excellent chance, saved by Nobadi.
04:55 Iwobi, good early ball, Sanusi, first touch is a bit heavy. Great defence from Kusunu. You can see why, back from suspension, they put him straight back into the line to take it.
05:10 Kelser towards the near post, flick on from Chukwueze. Trustekong, goal! Goal Nigeria! Trustekong's third of the tournament. Strong header from a corner and the Super Eagles are in the lead.
05:26 High up in the air and Trustekong rises above the defence. They'll be very disappointed, the Ivorians, the way they've conceded, but credit here to the Nigerian captain.
05:43 Something rather serious here, Frank Kessier, that is a let off. Now, second goal for Fajna, shot from long range.
06:01 In Ivory Coast, the great final is here.
06:06 I think they'll continue the way they ended the game.
06:13 Gradel to the near post, Osseman with a clearance, back in from Odingra, trying to turn here and get the shot in. It was Ndika's effort. Now Forfana, they're still all up there.
06:26 Odingra, into the penalty area, gets the penalty, that's a wonderful chance, Gradel! Oh, blocked by Bassi.
06:36 Konen on the left, Odingra ahead of him, Forfana inside. He got that one cross over for Gradel, Forfana, Siri, gets away from Iwomi, gets the shot in, it's wide a goal.
06:53 I'm sure the back line of the matchup will be very wary. Chance here, Odingra, can he get it across? He does, there now. Not enough power to trouble Nwabali.
07:09 Now Siri, Kosunu, they're all inside the Nigerian half. Strike from range, turned around the corner.
07:23 They called it, Matt, they did call it. They should start shooting in from outside the box and that's what they're doing so far.
07:29 Odingra, he saw the opening and that's a well struck and a beautiful one.
07:39 Here comes Nwabali, back post, chance, goal! Frank Kessier, put Tivuara back in the game.
07:49 Insures parity after an hour, another set piece, another goal and Nigeria's defence for once let them down.
08:03 Yeah, you can see five Nigerian shirts, none of them attack the ball.
08:09 Lukman will take it. They're pushing players forward here. Chusekong again!
08:19 For all the club that sent their players down here, we want to see if they get it.
08:25 Kosunu finds Hala. Cross inside, out comes Nwabali, good catch. Now can he set up the counter?
08:34 Orange shirts, I get three.
08:44 Here they come again, the Ivorians to the byline is Kessier, Odingra, Hala!
08:51 If that was in there, would have been some goal.
08:57 They are making inroads here, the Ivorians, the header in from Odingra and the spectacular effort from Sebastian Hala.
09:08 On the edge of the area with Diakite, with Kessier in the middle, over the head of Hala.
09:17 Konan out wide, Odingra to attack Aina again, Odingra, can he cross? It's a great ball, it's a goal!
09:27 Who got the touch, was it Hala or was it Chusekong?
09:30 We have to wait and see, from the replay, like I said, how long can you absorb this pressure?
09:38 Let's have a look at it again, Odingra once more, vital in the build up here.
09:43 Gets the cross in, Hala got a little foot ahead of Chusekong, that is a fabulous goal.
09:48 That's a striker that wants it more, he puts himself in front of Ekon, stretch that long leg of his, and then he had a poke on and what, beat the goalkeeper because that's such kind of like a...
09:59 Nigeria just can't hold on to possession here, comes Singo with a left foot.
10:05 That's not even going to trouble the corner flag.
10:09 Forward, towards the corner flag, towards Kessier.
10:15 And Crosso with a touch there means a goal kick.
10:20 Seven minutes are up, crowd are appealing for the final whistle, and there will be a bit more added on here by the Mauritanian referee.
10:30 There it is, it's all over! Côte d'Ivoire are the African champions.
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