Africa Cup title beckons for Ivory Coast's Sébastien Haller after successful cancer treatment

Sébastien Haller could lead Ivory Coast to the Africa Cup of Nations title one year after returning from cancer treatment. Haller fired the host nation into Sunday’s final against three-time champion Nigeria with the only goal in a 1-0 win over Congo in the semifinals. Haller missed six months of soccer from mid-2022 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. He returned to training in January last year. He says, “I think I will take a few months or a few years to really realize what’s happened in the last years.”