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Ivory Coast can complete a remarkable recovery and put a successful seal on an absorbing Africa Cup of Nations tournament if they can beat Nigeria on Sunday and claim the title on home soil.
Hollywood screenwriters would find their passage to potential glory barely plausible, but the Ivorians are one game away from the continent’s top prize despite being on the verge of elimination on several occasions over the last month.
They scraped through the group phase, staged thrilling come-from-behind wins in the last-16 and quarterfinal, and are now looking to complete one of the greatest comebacks in the tournament’s storied history.
Ivory Coast’s coach, Emerse Fae, said:
