Ivory Coast captain, Yaya Toure has heaped praises on their manager, Herve Renard and goalkeeper Boubacar Barry for inspiring them to victory at the just concluded AFCON tournament.

Recall that Ivory Coast ended their 22-year AFCON drought after beating Ghana 9-8 during the penalty shootout last night.

The elated midfielder told reporters. “When you win with your club it’s quite amazing but with your country it’s unbelievable.

I’ve been waiting I don’t know how many years to lift this trophy – as captain it is something special. The luck came to our side today. I’m delighted and very happy.”

“I’ve failed twice in final and it was hard to take. Today is fantastic. It was a great stress because of the penalties.

“I must congratulate Copa [Barry]. He showed us the true example of solidarity. The manager has been brilliant for us. Without the manager we would have won nothing. He knows very well football in Africa. He made things difficult for me. He told me if I didn’t run he’d kick me out. He’s fantastic.”