African cup was being played concurrently and the host, Ivory coast advancing with three points from group, replaces their coach and with a strings of wins come from behind to beat Nigerea in final.
Wining goal in final contributed to Haller which had recent cancer treatment.
They also beat Senegal, defending champ on penalties along the way.
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Also looks like at least five coaches got axed through this tourney
However, the fourth coaching change at the current Africa Cup had long since taken place. Coach change number five followed hours later: Djamel Belmadi, who had been in charge in Algeria since August 2018 and won the Africa Cup title with the Desert Foxes a year later, must also resign after the surprising preliminary round exit.
