{"id":150202,"date":"2024-02-12T06:57:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/12\/nigerias-william-troost-ekong-named-best-player-of-the-afcon-tournament\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T06:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:57:52","slug":"nigerias-william-troost-ekong-named-best-player-of-the-afcon-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/12\/nigerias-william-troost-ekong-named-best-player-of-the-afcon-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s William Troost-Ekong named Best Player of the AFCON Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nigerian footballer, \u00a0William Troost-Ekong has been named the best player for the just-ended AFCON tournament.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian defender was honored as the best player due to his great performance and leadership skills throughout their matches in the AFCON.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Nigeria lost to Ivory Coast in the final match, becoming the second in the AFCON tournament, the great performance by their captain, William Troost-Ekong was recognized which made him honored as the best player.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the 38 minutes of the final match against Ivory Coast, Nigeria\u2019s defender and captain, William Troost-Ekong, scored with a header to a corner making Nigeria lead with a goal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Ivory Coast won the 34th African Cup of Nations after their win against Nigeria in the final match which came off on 11th February, 2024.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-la-cote-d-ivoire-wins-34th-edition-of-afcon\"><strong>La C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Wins 34th Edition of AFCON<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20width=%221200%22%20height=%22800%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"ezlazyload wp-image-403504\" ezimgfmt=\"rs rscb1 src ng ngcb1\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/1411933-30235371-2560-1440-1-1200x800.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>La C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire has moved from zero to hero as they have emerged as the winners in the just-ended 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations tournament after their win against Nigeria in the final match.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>La C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire played the final match with Nigeria on 11th February 2024 at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>In the 38 minutes, Nigeria\u2019s defender and captain, William Troost-Ekong, scored with a header to a corner making Nigeria lead with a goal.<\/p>\n<p>Franck Kessie\u00a0equalized in the 62nd minute for Ivory Coast making the scores 1 for Nigeria and 1 for La C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sebastien Haller\u00a0scored the winning goal nine minutes from the end as host\u00a0Ivory Coast\u00a0came from behind to claim a third Africa Cup of Nations title with a 2-1 victory over\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to their official social media handles, the\u00a0Confederation of African Football\u00a0(CAF) announced that La C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire has won the 34th edition of the African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n<p>They posted a group picture of the team of La C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and captioned it \u201cC\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire are crowned African Champions for the third time in their history!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-125\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian footballer, \u00a0William Troost-Ekong has been named the best player for the just-ended AFCON tournament. 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