Cote D’Ivoire has successfully hosted and won the 2023 AFCON via a 2-1 win over Nigeria in the final game to clinch its third AFCON title.
Nigeria, South Africa and DR Congo finished second, third and fourth respectively in the tournament; South Africa beat Congo on penalties to register its best finish at the competition since 2000.
However, for four time AFCON champions Ghana, the Black Stars ended up ranked near the bottom tier in the competition’s final standings.
The Black Stars finished 18th in the 24 team final standings after crashing out of the competition in the first round without a win.
Ghana lost 1-2 to Cape Verde and drew 2-2 with Egypt and Mozambique respectively to exit the competition at the preliminary stage.
The Black Stars have crashed out of the AFCON in back to back editions.
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