It was
an exciting and intense night of football in Equatorial Guinea, but the
festivities not only took place in Estadio de Bata. Millions around the world,
including players, took to social media to share their despair and excitement.
Twitter
is looking back on the moments that caused the biggest spikes in conversation
on the platform during the final game on Sunday 8 February 2015, where the
Elephants beat the Blackstars in a dramatic penalty shootout.
The
three most tweeted about moments during the match were Boubacar Barry scores to
leave Ivory Coast as Champions, 9-8 in the penalty shootout, Tallo missing
Ivory Coast's second penalty, leaving Ghana leading 2-0 and Ghana's Acheampong
missing their fourth penalty, giving Ivory Coast a chance to tie the shootout.
The
most mentioned team members on Twitter were Ivory Coast’s Gervinho, Yaya Touré
and Boubacar Barry, Ivory Coast’s goal keeper. Also mentioned from Ghana were,
Andrew Ayew, Ghana’s manager Avram Grant and Ghana’s Kwesi Appiah.
Great
Tweets
Some
of the most retweeted tweets around the game included:
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