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On a rainy afternoon in Libreville, Gabon, the Chipolopolo had some demons to exorcise. Playing just miles from the spot where what is generally considered Zambia's best soccer squad ever was lost in a plane crash almost 19 years ago, the Zambians won their first African Cup of Nations on Sunday night.
Their opponent, Ivory Coast, had its own issues to tackle, with the ghosts of the 2006 final -- a penalty-kick loss to host Egypt -- still haunting the Elephants. In that tournament's semifinal, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon set the record for length of a penalty kick shootout, needing 22 spot kicks to separate themselves.
This final would last almost as long. It took three hours and 18 penalty kicks to determine a winner after 120 scoreless minutes, with
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