2023 AFCON: CAF President Answers Question on Who Will Win Between Nigeria vs Cote d'Ivoire
- Patrice Motsepe, the president of CAF, has given a diplomatic response to a question of which country will win the 2023 AFCON
- When asked to make a prediction about the Saturday match between Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire, Motsepe said Africa was proud of the two countries
- Nigeria's Super Eagles will be having a showdown with the Elephant of Cote d'Ivoire at the final of the 2023 AFCON in Abidjan on Sunday
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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire - The president of the Confederation of the African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has given a diplomatic response to the question bordering on who will win the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Motsepe was asked at a press briefing to give a possible winner of the encounter between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the host country Cote d'Ivoire at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan on Sunday, February 11.
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Nigeria had defeated South Africa in a semi-final match that ended in a 1-1 scoreline after extra time and proceeded to penalty shootouts, which ended in 4-2 in favour of the Super Eagles.
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During regular time, the Super Eagles of Nigeria and South Africa's Bafana Bafana scored their goals from penalties.
William Troost-Ekong, the Nigerian captain, scored the 67-minute kick for the Super Eagles, while Teboho Mokoena of the Bafana Bafana equalised from the 90th-minute spot-kick for the South Africans.
Africa loves Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, CAF
On their part, the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire defeated DR Congo at their semi-final clash to compete for the 2023 AFCON with a lone goal.
As the Super Eagles prepare to meet the Elephants on Sunday, the CAF president was expected to make a prediction, but his response was diplomatic. He said:
"Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Africa is so proud of everyone. Every one of the 24 nations that were here, in AFCON, I feel so proud of all the 54, including the ones that did not participate."
Sports Brief shared the video of the moment the CAF president answered the question in a tweet on Friday, February 9. The tweet was captioned:
"CAF President Patrice Motsepe gives diplomatic answer on who would win #AFCON2023 between Ivory Coast and Nigeria."
See the tweet here:
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Super Eagles vs Bafana Bafana: Nwabali allegedly threatened not to return to South Africa
2023 AFCON semi-final: List of times Nigeria has beaten South Africa since 1992
AFCON 2023: Musa, Omeruo set to make history
Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigeria's Super Eagles will be gunning for the AFCON championship for the fourth time in the history of the country.
While playing the host country, Cote d'Ivoire, on Sunday, two players in the Super Eagles would make history if Nigeria won the trophy.
Captain Ahmed Musa and midfielder Kenneth Omeruo will become the first Nigerian players to have won the AFCON championship more than once.
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