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Former Rangers pair Calvin Bassey and Joe Aribo suffer AFCON heartbreak with Nigeria as hosts Ivory Coast are crowned winners of the tournament.

Now Fulham defender Calvin Bassey started the clash with the Ivorians before Joe Aribo came off the bench with minutes to play in the Final,

which took place in Abidjan.Coming from behind to win 2-1, the Ivory Coast captured the AFCON trophy thanks to Sebastian Haller’s late goal.

In a fitting conclusion to the month-long African football festival,

French-born attacker Haller scored the winning goal after overcoming testicular cancer in 2022.

Ivory Coast’s AFCON fairytale; Nigeria’s sadness
Calvin Bassey and Nigeria had gotten off to a great start,

with Troost William-Ekong smashing home a spectacular header as the ball lingered in the air after a shoddily cleared corner in the first half.

The goal came against the run of play, and Ivory Coast earned a well-deserved level in the second quarter,

with AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie tapping home from a corner after finding himself clear in the area.

Then, with nine minutes remaining, Sebastian Haller stole the show,

flicking on a low cross into the Nigeria goal minutes after shooting an amazing overhead kick wide.

On the balance of play, Ivory Coast probably deserved to win the championship,

and they now match Nigeria with three AFCON victories in the competition’s history.

Rangers allegiance split, leaving ex-Ibrox couple heartbroken.
Whether it was a fairytale ending or not, former Rangers players Calvin Bassey and Joe Aribo

were distraught when Nigeria lost to Ivory Coast in the AFCON Final.

Both players are still highly regarded at Ibrox, and as a result, there would have been plenty of Rangers fans cheering them on to victory.

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