Ivory Coast is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast has won the tournament three times, most recently as hosts in 2023. They previously won in 1992 and 2015.[1][2] Ivory Coast has also finished as runner up twice, in 2006[3] and 2012.[4][5]
The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.
Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations.[14]
Source: CAF Rules for classification: Tiebreakers Notes:
^ abGuinea and Mali were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots took place on 29 January 2015, 16:00 local time at the Hilton Malabo. Guinea selected the lot for 2nd place and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group runner-up.[15][16][17]
^Original kick-off at 20:00 but CAF announced on 9 February 2012 that the final would be delayed by half an hour due to "technical and logistical reasons".[12]
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^Kick-off delayed by 15 minutes due to floodlight failure
^Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations, 11 January 2010, www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.
^ abcdefgh"2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
^"Africa Cup of Nations final kick-off delayed". BBC. 9 February 2012.
^ abcd"2013 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
^"Afcon 2015: Mali and Guinea managers criticise drawing of lots". BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
^"Procedure for the draw between Mali and Guinea". CAF. 28 January 2015.
^"Guinea to face Ghana in quarter final". CAF. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
^Hills, David. "Africa Cup of Nations 2015: Guinea and Mali draw lots – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^"Morocco vs. Namibia". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^"Ivory Coast vs. South Africa". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^"Morocco vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^"South Africa vs. Namibia". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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^"Namibia vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^"Mali vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^"Ivory Coast vs. Algeria". ESPN. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^"Côte d'Ivoire vs Guinea-Bissau match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^"Nigeria vs Equatorial Guinea match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^"Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^"Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^"Equatorial Guinea vs Côte d'Ivoire match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^"Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^"Senegal vs Côte d'Ivoire match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^"Côte d'Ivoire vs DR Congo match Report". Global Sports Archive. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^"Nigeria vs Ivory Coast live updates: Africa Cup of Nations final result reaction after Haller seals comeback win". The Athletic. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
External links
Africa Cup of Nations – Archives competitions – cafonline.com