IVORY COAST: FOOTBALL'S FAIRYTALE

It goes down as one of the most amazing triumphs in football. Ivory Coast coming back from the brink of elimination to lift the AFCON title for a third time. The 2-1 win over Nigeria in the final will live long in the memory, but so will the story of how they got there.

Their goal hero is a guy who was battling cancer 18 months ago. Their manager is a guy who took over after the other one was sacked following a disastrous group stage. Nobody gave the Elephants a whiff of a chance. And yet they’ve ended up stampeding to victory against all odds.

Their fans have gone through every emotion. But as the African proverb says: 'Who follows the elephant will have no problems.' That’s true enough, you just have to keep your nerve and believe)))