Nigeria vs Burkina Faso:Sunday Mba scored a magnificent winner in the 40th minute as Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time.(Video)
The Super Green Eagles made the breakthrough just before half-time when Mba clipped the ball over Mohamed Koffi and then volleyed into the far corner.
Burkina Faso almost equalised when Wilfried Sanou forced a fingertip save from goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama.
Ahmed Musa slipped as he looked set to score and Victor Moses almost poked home as Nigeria eased to victory.
It was a win that was fully deserved as Nigeria comfortably beat a tired-looking Burkina Faso, who struggled to make an impact in their maiden final appearance.
And perhaps it was one game too many for the Burkinabe, who had failed to win a single game on foreign soil in the Nations Cup before this tournament but shocked many by going so far this time.
However, credit must go to Nigeria and their coach Stephen Keshi, who captained the Super Eagles when they last won the title in 1994 and becomes only the second man to lift the trophy as a player and as a coach after Egyptian Mahmoud El Gohary.
Ghana on Saturday evening was humiliated by a 3-1 defeat by Mali for the 3rd place match at the Nelson Mandela Bay in Port Elizabeth.
This is the second consecutive time Mali has beaten Ghana in the 3rd place match in the Africa Cup of Nations.
It was a good tournament with much difficult and the winner really deserves it according to soccer pundits in Africa.
Match Stats
Nigeria: Enyeama, Echiejile (Oshaniwa, 64), Omeruo, Oboabona, Ambrose, Onanzi, Mikel, Mba (Yobo, 89) , Moses, Ideye, Uche (Musa, 54).
Yellow card: Onanzi, Oshinawa, Ideye
Scorer: Mba, 40
Burkina Faso: Diakite, Koffi, Kone, Koulibaly (Dagano), Panandetiguiri, Kone, Kabore, Rouamba (Sanou, 64), Nakoulma, Pitroipa, Bance.
Yellow card: Rouamba
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Watch Nigeria vs Burkina Faso match Highlights
[media id=818 width=610 height=340]Issaka Adams/ NationalTurk Africa Sports News
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