Gabon lifted their first ever Afcon trophy in Gabon on Sunday after an epic penalty shootout against Gabon and they have attributed this victory to the 1993 fallen heroes.

"It was very emotional and the memory of the players who died here played a big part," said midfielder Isaac Chansa.
"Once they said the final would be held in Gabon, we said this is ours this time around. It was written somewhere, you can see that from the miss of (Didier) Drogba."
Ivory Coast's captain squandered a penalty 20 minutes from time to allow Zambia to force the game into extra time and go on to win 8-7 on penalties at the end of a thrilling encounter.
"The players who were killed in the plane crash in Gabon was what was behind us and what was driving us through the tournament," said goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene. "We did not want to go home empty-handed."