Champions of Africa!
semi-final, 6 February 2015
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo
DR Congo
1 (Mbokani 23’)
Cote D’Ivoire
3 (Y Toure 20’, Gervihno
GOAL! Gervinho doubles the Elephants’
lead against DR Congo.
41’, Kanono 67’)
DR Congo looked as
the side to score the
first goal in the opening
ten minutes when
Gbohouo parried away
a Bokila shot. It was the
Elephants who opened
the scoring in the 20th
minute through Yaya
Toure’s stunning volley.
The lead was cancelled
out almost immediately
when Mbokani
converted from the
penalty spot. Gervihno
restored the Ivorians’
lead in the 41st minute
with a clinical finish.
Moments later, the
Roma man’s header hit
the crossbar.
Cote D’voire continued
to dominate the match
and added a 3rd goal
in the 67th minute
through Wilfred Kanon.
Cote D’Ivoire looked
like the side to open the
scoring as they were
denied early on, with
Yaya Toure’s free kick
saved by Braimah and
Gradel shooting wide of
Razak’s goal.
Ghana’s best scoring
opportunity came in the
25th minute when their
attempt at goal struck
the upright. The second
half saw both sides
struggling to create
scoring chances and it
ended goalless.
The extra half an hour
was the same as the
rest of the match as
it did not produce
scoring opportunities,
forcing the match to
be decided on penalty
shoot-out. On the
penalty shoot-out, it
was the Elephants
who were victorious as
Boubacar Barry scored
the winning penalty
Final, 8 February 2015
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo
Ghana 0
Cote D’Ivoire 0
After extra time, Cote D’Ivoire
won 9-8 on penalties.
AFCON 2015: The Review
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CHAMPIONS! Cote D’Ivoire players
celebrate with their mentor after AFCON
2015 success.