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Ivory Coast beat Ghana to Win First AFCON

January 26, 2016 9:30 AM

Exactly, 24 years today, the Ivorians edged Ghana 11-10 on penalties to emerge champions of Africa

On 26th January, 1992 Côte d’Ivoire defeated Ghana in the final of the 1992 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) staged in Senegal to win their only continental championship.

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It was the 18th edition of the tournament which had 12 countries with each of the four groups comprising three teams.

Ghana drawn in group D piped both Egypt and Zambia by a goal each to make a date with Congo, whom they edged by a goal to nil in the quarter finals, before overcoming the scare of their West African neighbours Nigeria in the semi finals.

The Ivorians started the tournament by thrashing Algeria by three goals to nothing and settled for a goalless draw with Congo, before piping Zambia in the quarter finals. The Elephants afterwards defeated Cameroon on penalties to set a date with Ghana in the final.