Its ZAMBIA, IVORY COAST In AFCON FINALE

Zambia celebrates victory after beating Ghana 1-0

Zambia will play Ivory Coast in AFCON Final. Ivory Coast on Wednesday 8th January beat Mali 1-0.

A brilliant individual goal from Gervinho put Ivory Coast in the African Nations Cup final as they beat Mali 1-0 in their semi-final on Wednesday.

Gervinho flicked the ball past defender Ousmane Berthe with a deft back heel and then sprinted 30 metres into the opposing penalty area to score just before half-time.

It was a magical goal that brought to life a toughly-contested game in which both tired-looking teams battled to find any rhythm.

The win means the Ivorians will met Zambia in Sunday’s final in Libreville.

Zambia beat Ghana 1-0 in an upset in the other semi-final earlier on Wednesday in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, which is co-hosting the tournament with Gabon.

Ivory Coast proved too powerful in the end for their fellow West Africans and might have won by a bigger margin.

Didier Drogba hit the crossbar early on with a ball off the back of his head and a thunderous shot from Yaya Toure in the 16th minute also rattled the woodwork.

Mali were restricted to long-range shooting, with their midfield talisman Seydou Keita proving largely ineffective.

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