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The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 8 February 2015 to determine the winner of that year's African football championship. The match was held at the Estadio de Bata (pictured) in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, and was contested by Ghana and Ivory Coast. The final was 0–0 at the end of normal time, and there were also no goals in extra time, with few clear-cut chances for either team. With the match finishing level, it was decided by a penalty shoot-out. After every outfield player had taken a shot the score was tied at 8–8. The match was then decided by Ivorian goalkeeper Boubacar Barry, who saved an attempt from his Ghana counterpart Brimah Razak and then scored himself past Razak to give Ivory Coast a 9–8 shoot-out win and the title. The victory was Ivory Coast's second Africa Cup of Nations victory and lifted them from third to second place among African nations in the FIFA World Rankings. Ghana's Afriyie Acquah was named the man of the match. (Full article...)