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Here's exactly how the 2023 AFCON knockout stage happened.
Thanks to super Will Jeanes for this brilliant graphic.
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Well, that's still Egypt with seven titles, followed by Cameroon and Ghana with five and four, respectively.
But today's triumph lifts Ivory Coast to level with Nigeria with three tournaments wins.
A historic achievement.
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Max Gradel receives the trophy from FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara and CAF president Patrice Motsepe, and lifts it to the sky as fireworks set off!
The home supporters applaud their heroes as they make their way through the guard of honour and up to the stage to receive their winners medals.
Nigeria, looking seriously dejected, come through the guard of honour to receive their runners-up medals.
It will feel like an eternity for Nigeria, receiving these. They don't want to be there.
Ola Aina, who was brilliant for so much of this tournament, is the last player to receive his medal. He takes it off immediately.
The referees get their medals, before South Africa join them on the stage to receive their bronze medals after beating DR Congo yesterday.
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Probably not fans of Birmingham City and Middlesbrough, where he scored a combined four goals in 118 matches in all competitions from 2014 to 2018, mainly playing as a right-back or right midfielder.
He scored five in four games at this tournament!
Incredible stuff from the 34-year-old.
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Nigeria's William Troost-Ekong wins the award for the tournament's best defender.
He scored three goals during the tournament, the most by a defender since at least 2010.
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Equatorial Guinea's Emilio Nsue wins the Golden Boot award, having led the tournament with five goals.
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South Africa's Ronwen Williams has won the award for the tournament's best goalkeeper.
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Victor Boniface, of Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria, missed the tournament through injury.
And the pain of watching his team lose the final means he's now claiming to be taking a break from X, formerly known as Twitter.
He said: Thank you X. Finally deleting my account.
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The Ivory Coast players have surrounded president Alassane Ouattara, hugging him and jumping up and down as they celebrate together.
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Ivory Coast's celebrations are continuing as we sit through a long parade of dignitaries coming out on to the field.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara are among the final group.
It's nearly time for the players to receive their medals.
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I'm half expecting him to take off on a 70-yard sprint with trophy in hand before knee-sliding in front of the fans at the far end of the pitch.
He looks incredibly serious.
Maybe because Togo didn't make it to the tournament.
Emmanuel Adebayor waves to the crowd as he brings the 2023 AFCON trophy out.
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It's going crazy. Loads of fans, officials, and random people are on the pitch.
Jean Michael Seri is bowing to Max Gradel and Serge Aurier.
Fans are boogying in the stands.
A little out of shot, Nigeria's entire squad stands sullenly watching the celebrations.
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Victor Osimhen took 24 shots in this tournament but scored only one goal.
Since 2010, only one player has taken as many shots and recorded as poor a conversion rate at this tournament, Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan with 25 shots and one goal in 2013.
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Emerse Faé has become the first manager to win the Africa Cup of Nations without starting the tournament as head coach of his team.
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Nigeria is now tied with Ghana for the dubious honour of most AFCON final defeats. Each nation have been runners-up at this tournament five times.