PHOTOS: Cote D’Ivoire crashes Black Stars 2015 AFCON dream

For the second time in 5 years, Ghana’s hopes of lifting the Africa Cup of Nations trophy have been dashed despite coming so close to it.

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After 120 minutes of football, the two teams settled for the penalty shootout after which Cote D’Ivoire won 9-8.

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This is the second time the Ivorians have denied Ghana the coveted trophy, after they beat them to it in 1992, winning that final on penalties 11-10.

Ghana, who remain on four AFCON wins, last lost the final in 2010 when they were beaten 1-0 by seven-time winners Egypt.

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What the statistics said before the final 

 

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How did Ghana reach the final?

Senegal 2 – 1 Ghana

Ghana 1 – 0 Algeria

South Africa 1 – 2 Ghana

Ghana 3 –  0 Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 0 – 3

 

How Ivory Coast won the AFCON

Ivory Coast 1-1 Guinea

Mali 1-1  Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast 1-0 Cameroon

Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria

Ivory Coast 3-1 DR Congo

Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana (Ivorians win 9-8 on penalties)

 

By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom and Edwin Kwakofi

ABOUT: Nana Kwesi Coomson

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An Entrepreneur, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Communications Executive and Philanthropist. Editor-in-Chief of www.233times.com. A Senior Journalist with Ghanaian Chronicle Newspaper. An alumnus of Adisadel College where he read General Arts. His first degree is in Bachelor of Arts - Political Science (major) and History (minor) from the University of Ghana. He holds MSc in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Energy with Public Relations (PR) from the Robert Gordon University in the United Kingdom. He is a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who studied at Clark Atlanta University in USA on the Business and Entrepreneurship track.

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