The teams of Nigeria and Ivory Coast will compete in the final match of the 2023 African Cup of Nations.
The game will take place February 11 in Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, at the Ebimpe Olympic Stadium.
Match starts at 22:00 Kyiv time.
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Where to watch Nigeria — Cote d’Ivoire
Football fans in Ukraine can watch the African Cup of Nations final live on the MEGOGO platform in the Sports section.
In the UK, the final of CAN-2023 will be shown by TV channels Sky and BBC.
Bookmakers' forecast for the game Nigeria — Cote d’Ivoire
According to bookmakers, Nigeria are the favorites of the match. Bets on the victory of Jose Pezeiro's team are accepted with odds of 2.72. The success of Cote d'Ivoire is estimated at 2.97. Draw outcome of the meeting in regular time – 2.93.
The fact that Nigeria or Ivory Coast will win in overtime gives 12.00. The coefficient for the success of teams after a penalty shootout is the same – 8.50.
What was the path of Nigeria and Ivory Coast to the final
Nigeria and Ivory Coast met at the group stage in the second round. The Nigerians then won with a score of 1:0.
In addition to the victory over the Ivorians in the group, they beat Guinea-Bissau (1:0) and drew with Equatorial Guinea (1:1). In the 1/8 finals, Nigeria confidently beat Cameroon (2:0), and in the quarterfinals they defeated Angola (1:0).
Pereiro's team played the South African team to reach the final. Regular and injury time ended with the score 1:1, and in the penalty shootout the Nigerians shot more accurately — 4:2.
The hosts of the tournament began the group stage with a victory over Guinea-Bissau (2:0), and after a defeat from Nigeria they defeated the Equatorial Guinea team (4:0).
At the playoff stage, the Ivorians' first opponent was the champion of the previous tournament, Senegal, which they beat after a penalty shootout — 1:1 (pen. 5:4). In the quarterfinals, Côte d'Ivoire beat Mali (2:1), and in the match for reaching the final they inflicted a minimal defeat on DR Congo (1:0).
