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Sebastien Haller scores the winner as 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up a final against Nigeria.

Seko Fofana has scored the first goal of the Africa Cup of Nations and host country Ivory Coast has started with a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in the tournament opener. Jean-Philippe Krasso wrapped up the win in the second half after going close in the first. But the party had started much earlier in Abidjan, the country's biggest city and commercial capital. People were driving around tooting their horns in cars displaying orange, white and green flags. Many people were already wearing the distinctive orange jersey of the Ivory Coast national team, which is affectionately known as \

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Seko Fofana needed only four minutes to score the first goal of the Africa Cup of Nations as host country Ivory Coast started with a 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau in the tournament opener on Saturday. Jean-Philippe Krasso wrapped up the win in the second half after going close in the […]

Ivory Coast hasn't hosted the Africa Cup since 1984, when it started by beating Togo 3-0 in the opening match. It won the tournament in 1992 and 2015.

The much-anticipated Africa Cup of Nations 2023 kicked off  with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Ebimpé Alassane Ouattara