This Sunday, February 11, Nigeria will play its eighth CAN final against five for Ivory Coast, which hopes to win a third star. Egypt holds the record for finals played at the African Cup of Nations (10) and trophies won (7) Ghana is not far from Egypt in appearances in the final (9) but have only won four Cups.
Nigeria, 7 finals (1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2013), will have more experience on Sunday than Ivory Coast. The Elephants have the particularity of seeing all their finals played out on penalties, with 50% victories in 1992 and 2015.