Côte d’Ivoire are out to finally do justice to their reputation when they take on Zambia in a compelling Africa Cup of Nations final.

Zambia have returned to the scene of their worst sporting tragedy, which is also the site of their Africa Cup of Nations final against Côte d’Ivoire.

A contender for the goal of the competition from Arsenal forward Gervinho against Mali on Wednesday put Côte d’Ivoire into the Afcon final.

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are on course to meet in a showpiece final at Afcon, with only Mali and Zambia able to prevent the eagerly awaited showdown.

Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire knocked out two gutsy underdogs, reaching the African Cup of Nations semifinals with 3-0 wins.

Côte d’Ivoire has begun its quest for a second Afcon title with a 1-0 victory over Sudan, while over in Group B, Angola has beaten Burkina Faso 2-1.

Côte d’Ivoire is the top-ranked team in Africa, is boosted by a perfect run in qualifying and it’s also the favourite to win Afcon.

Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana have their best chance in years of ending long waits for another African Cup of Nations title.

The under 23 Bafana Bafana side was held to a draw at the weekend’s under 23 Confederation of African Football championships

EU observers raise concerns over ballot counting in Côte d’Ivoire, saying monitors are being barred from vote counting centres.

Brazil showed their true World Cup colours on Sunday, turning on the turbo to beat Côte d’Ivoire 3-1 in Group G.

Portugal got their World Cup finals off to a stuttering start with a goalless draw against a spirited Côte d’Ivoire on Tuesday.