The Ivory Coast have won the African Cup of Nations title 23 years after winning it for the first time with a penalty from goalkeeper Boubacar Barry (a.k.a. Copa Barry) serving as the shootout decider. A shootout that Gervinho, who was subbed off just before it began, couldn’t bring himself to watch.
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Ghana’s goalkeeper brought his lucky Spider-Man figure onto the pitch for AFCON semifinal
The African Cup of Nations semifinal between host nation Equatorial Guinea and Ghana was marred by crowd violence that forced an extended stoppage of play late in the second half and put Ghana’s players and fans in danger. But Ghana still won 3-0 to advance to the final, where they will face the Ivory Coast, thanks in part to goalkeeper Brimah Razak’s good luck charm.
Razak brought his favorite Spider-Man action figure onto the pitch with him and placed it next to his goal. And with that comforting presence at his side, he kept a clean sheet to help his team reach the final.
Peter Crouch being tall, Avram Grant complaining about a bus, and the Wealdstone Raider making you sad
Perhaps I shouldn’t stand next to jockeys pic.twitter.com/c3Ah9c9Pca
— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) January 22, 2015
Peter Crouch is really tall and this jockey he met in Dubai is really small, so they decided to delight the world with their one-foot and seven inch height difference by posing together in a photograph. How considerate of them.