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Nigeria and Cameroon met for the 26th time, and this was the eighth time the nations were meeting in the Africa Cup of Nations, including a previous encounter in the Ivory Coast and two meetings at the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations.
Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon: Abidjan, Ivory Coast: Lookman 36', 90' Report: Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Attendance: 22,085 [5] Referee: Rédouane Jiyed
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Cameroon opted for and hosted the 2021 edition instead, [13] which led to original 2021 hosts Ivory Coast organising the 2023 edition. [14] Guinea's hosting duties were pushed back to 2025 , which until then had unscheduled hosts, though it could not get ready on time either and was eventually stripped from hosting.
Heavyweights Cameroon and Nigeria meet in the last 16 at Afcon 2023, with the Indomitable Lions enjoying the better of the rivalry.
Cameroon continued to press for most of the first half and hit the post on one occasion. Striker Raphael Chukwu placed a low level shot at the back of the net to reduce the deficit to one before halftime. Then, Jay-Jay Okocha scored a long range shot to level the scoreline. Eto'o attempted to put Cameroon ahead again, but his shot hit the post.
FT Nigeria 1-2 Ivory Coast. 22:19, Mike Jones. Ivory Coast have become the fifth nation to win this tournament for a third time behind Egypt, Cameroon and Ghana.
Nigeria's neighbours to the east, Cameroon, have also played Nigeria a number of times over the years. The teams have met three times in the final of the African Cup of Nations with Cameroon winning each time. [62] Both carry histories of continental success and World Cup representation that is nearly unrivaled on the African continent.