The 34th Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), ended on Sunday with Ivory Coast coming from behind to win 2-1 against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.
As a result of the victory, Ivory Coast ended the record for the longest streak of host countries not winning AFCON, which has lasted since 2006.
Also, Nigeria extended their record for the most medals won (16 in total).
Below is the full list of records that were broken as compiled by Bettors.co.za:
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PLAYERS
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) and André Ayew (Ghana) tied the record for the most appearances in the AFCON with this being their 8th appearance, joining Rigobert Song (Cameroon) and Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)
Also, André Ayew (Ghana) tied Rigobert Song (Cameroon) for the most matches played at the Africa Cup of Nations – 36.
Oumar Diakité (Ivory Coast) has joined Brighton Sinyangwe (Zambia) and Jaouad Zairri (Morocco) to jointly hold the record for the latest goal scored – he scored in the 120th minute in a match against Mali.
IVORY COAST
Ivory Coast ended the record for the longest streak of host countries not winning the AFCON, which has lasted since 2006.
Egypt was the last hosting country that won the continental football fiesta as hosts.
NIGERIA
After placing 2nd, Nigeria extended their record as the nation with the most amount of medals (gold, bronze and silver).
They have now won 16 medals in total, with Egypt (13 medals) and Ghana (10 medals) in second and third place, respectively.
After ending up second, Nigeria also tied with Ghana as the nation with the most number of silver medals since it was their 5th.
EGYPT
Egypt extended their record for the most overall appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations since this was their 26th appearance.
TUNISIA
Tunisia extended their record for most consecutive appearances – this was their 16th consecutive appearance in the AFCON.
