The Ivorians stormed the streets of Abidjan, Bouake, San Perdo and other cities in the country to celebrate the last minute entry of the Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire into the last 16 of the 2023 AFCON.
The nationals of the country gathered in their hundreds at different locations late in the night and till early Thursday morning, singing and dancing over their qualifications to the round of 16.
There were initial fears that the Elephants would exit the competition after losing scandalously to the Nzalang Nacional of Equatorial Guinea and finished third with three points on the group standings.
However, when it seems all hope was lost, the group F encounters where Morocco defeated Zambia and Congo and Tanzania played out a goalless draw helped the Elephants secure the last spot for best third placed team in the competition.
The Elephants of Cote D’Ivoire will now slug it out with the Teranga Lions of Cameroon in the round of 16 for a quarter-final ticket.