When Zambia and Côte D'Ivoire square off for the Africa Cup of Nations title, the Elephants will claim their first title in the prestigious event in 20 years. The reason is really quite simple: To lose, you have to allow a goal; Côte D'Ivoire has yet to do that this tournament. The goal outputs for the two squads have been too similar to give a strong edge to one or the other. A case could be ...

[RFI] That it was the chronicle of a victory foretold. On paper Côte d'Ivoire are Africa 's top ranked team. But they were up against a Zambia side powered by the souls of 18 Zambian players who died nearly 19 years ago in a plane crash just outside Libreville airport.

[CAF] Cote d'Ivoire coach Francois Zahoui has said his team paid the price for being inefficient in the loss to Zambia in the final of the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday in Libreville.

Côte d’Ivoire and Zambia are poised to meet in what is expected to be an emotional CAF Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday after defeating Mali and Ghana respectively in the semi-finals.

[CAF] Cote D'Ivoire will take on Mali on Wednesday as both sides clash in the Orange CAF African Cup of Nations semi final. The game kickoff is 5:00 PM local time at Libreville, Gabon.

[allAfrica.com] As Cote d'Ivoire prepare to meet Zambia at the Stade d'Angondjé in Libreville on Sunday, it is fair to say that the two most deserving sides have reached the final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

[allAfrica.com] Cote d'Ivoire have sealed their place in the final of the Cup of Nations with a deserved 1-0 victory over Mali in their semi-final in Libreville on Wednesday.

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! Cote d'Ivoire striker Didier Ya Konan spoke to Goal.com following the Elephants' loss to Zambia in the final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

[IRIN] Dimbokro/Toumodi - Côte d'Ivoire's leprosy programme was consistently under-funded during the civil war (2002-2007) and last year's political turmoil, say health practitioners, leading to a loss of expertise in terms of detecting or treating the disease.

Zambia's remarkable penalty shoot-out victory over favourites Côte d’Ivoire capped three superb weeks of football in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea as Africa's elite sought continental glory.