Ivory Coast’s remarkable journey at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has captivated football fans worldwide, as the host nation defies the odds to advance to the finals.
The Elephants were on the brink of elimination at the group stage, they sacked their manager before advancing to the round of 16 two days later as the fourth-best third-placed finishers.
They then came back from behind to beat Senegal in the last 16 and needed a 90th-minute equaliser and a winner with the last kick of the match to get past Mali in the quarter-final.
Now the only goal scored by Borussia Dortmund striker Sebastien Haller has ensured hosts Ivory Coast reach the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for fifth time.
it will mark the most remarkable journey for Fae the 40-year-old former Nantes, Reading and Nice midfielder who replaced Jean-Louis Gasset after the humiliating 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea.
If he can inspire the Elephants to overcome Nigeria on Sunday,he could win Africa’s most prestigious trophy in just his fourth game in charge of his country.
