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Nigeria celebrates winning the African Cup of Nations for their third time. Photo: Getty -
Performers take part in the closing ceremony ahead of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Performers take part in the closing ceremony ahead of the African Nations Cup Photo: REUTERS -
A Burkina Faso soccer fan living in Ivory Coast walks with a flag. Photo: REUTERS -
A Nigerian soccer fan reacts ahead of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
South African soccer fans cheer ahead of the African Nations Cup Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's Sunday Mbah kicks the ball during their African Nations Cup, Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi reacts during their African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Saidou Panandetiguiri challenges Nigeria's Efe Ambrose (L) Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's Sunday Mbah celebrates after scoring against Burkina Faso. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Paul Koulibaly challenges Nigeria's Ikechukwu Uche (L) during the African Nations Cup (AFCON 2013) final. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Florent Rouamba challenges Nigeria's Sunday Mbah (L) during their African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's Sunday Mba (R) celebrates scoring against Burkina Faso during their African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's players celebrate after scoring against Burkina Faso during their African Nations Cup (AFCON 2013) final soccer match in Johannesburg. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Prejuce Nakoulma (R) attempts to shoot past Nigeria's keeper Vincent Enyeama Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's goalkeeper Daouda Diakite attempts to gather the ball as Nigeria's Brown Ideye (R) shoots. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Bakary Kone (L) challenges Nigeria's Brown Ideye during the African Nations Cup final. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Prejuce Nakoulma fights for the ball with Nigeria's Efe Ambrose (L). Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Bakary Kone (2nd R) challenges Nigeria's Victor Moses (L) as teammates Mohamed Koffi (5) and Djakaridja Kone look. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Djakaridja Kone challenges Nigeria's Sunday Mbah (L) during their African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Saidou Panandetiguiri challenges Nigeria's Ikechukwu Uche (L) during the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Florent Rouamba challenges Nigeria's Sunday Mbah. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Djakaridja Kone (R) challenges Nigeria's Sunday Mbah. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Prejuce Nakoulma (R) challenges Nigeria's Kenneth Omeruo. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Djakaridja Kone challenges Nigeria's Sunday Mbah (R). Photo: REUTERS -
A Burkina Faso soccer fan living in Ivory Coast arrives to watch the broadcast of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso soccer fans living in Ivory Coast wait to watch the broadcast of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Burkina Faso's Jonathan Pitroipa (R) tackles Nigeria's Photo: REUTERS -
A Nigerian soccer fan cheers ahead of the African Nations Cup final. Photo: REUTERS -
Performers take part in the closing ceremony. Photo: REUTERS -
Performer D'Banj entertains during the closing ceremony. Photo: REUTERS -
Lots of color and music during the Closing Ceremony. Photo: REUTERS -
Performers entertain during the closing ceremony. Photo: REUTERS -
Spectacular dance and color in the closing ceremony ahead of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Performers take part in the closing ceremony ahead of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Music and dance were the main aspects of the Closing Ceremony. Photo: REUTERS -
Performers take part in the closing ceremony ahead of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Nigerian soccer fans are pictured ahead of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
A Nigerian soccer fan poses ahead of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
A Burkina Faso soccer fan waits for the start of the African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
A soccer fan waits for the start of the African Nations Cup (AFCON 2013) final soccer match between Burkina Faso and Nigeria. Photo: REUTERS -
A Burkina Faso soccer fan blows a vuvuzela. Photo: REUTERS -
A Burkina Faso soccer fan cheering for his country. Photo: REUTERS -
A Nigerian soccer fan laughs. Photo: REUTERS -
Nigerian soccer fans hold a replica trophy ahead of the African Nations Cup Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's players celebrate after winning their African Nations Cup (AFCON 2013) final soccer match against Burkina Faso. Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's John Obi Mikel celebrates after winning their African Nations Cup Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's John Obi Mikel celebrates after winning their African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi (L) celebrates after winning their African Nations Cup. Photo: REUTERS -
Nigeria celebrates winning the African Cup of Nations for their third time. Photo: Getty -
Nigeria celebrates winning the African Cup of Nations for their third time. Photo: Getty -
Nigeria celebrates winning the African Cup of Nations for their third time. Photo: Getty
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Nigeria celebrates winning the African Cup of Nations for their third time.
Photo: Getty
Nigeria returned to the top of African football on Sunday by beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the Cup of Nations final for its first continental title in nearly two decades.
Sunday Mba's goal in the 40th minute delivered another triumph for coach Stephen Keshi after he captained Nigeria to its last African Cup crown in 1994.
Mba decided the game in front of around 87,000 fans at Soccer City with a left-foot volley into the far right corner after he expertly controlled a rebound and clipped the ball over a defender.
Burkina Faso fell short of what would have been a surprising triumph in its first final, having progressed beyond the group stage for only the second time at the African championship.
