In a cagey second semi-final of the 2023 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations, Dortmund’s star Sebastian Haller’s only goal of the game proved enough for Ivory Coast to edge past the DRC into the final.
What a tournament the Ivorians are having! They have gone from escaping a group stage exit (thanks to the Ghanaian flops) to being in the final. What a story!
The 36-year-old Max Gradel combined well with the cancer-surviving Haller to send the people of La Cote d’Ivoire into ecstasy in the 65th minute.
Emerse Fae, who was appointed just after Jean-Louis Gasset was sacked for his group stage performances, has inspired the Elephants to believe again.
To complete their dream of hosting and winning, the Elephants will have to trample over the Super Eagles in a mouth-watering final on Sunday night.
