As can be imagined, the whole of Ivory Coast went into song and dance after the final whistle during their hotly contested AFCON 2015 Final win vs Ghana at the Estadio de Bata in Equatorial Guinea on Sunday 8th Feb 2015.
None of the fans or players was however more excited than the man behind all the planning involved in securing the hard earned victory for the Ivorians, and that man was their head coach Herve Renard.
Unable to contain his emotions, the Frenchman took his shirt off and joined his players in song and dance before donning a squad shirt.
We are the Champions! Herve Renard dances shirtless after IVC’s AFCON 2015 win:
The Elephants’ squad themselves were not to be left behind, having proved that their generation players could carry on with the magic after Didier Drogba’s retirement.
Captain Yaya Toure led the way in the celebrations:
And the fans followed suit:
And back home in Abidjan:
And then the congratulatory messages poured in on Twitter, starting with Toure's self-congratulatory one:
We did it! pic.twitter.com/Zt1KR609I8
— Yaya Touré (@YayaToure) February 9, 2015
Then Rwandese President Paul Kagame's one:
Congratulations to Les Eléphants of Ivory Coast for winning the #AFCON2015 trophy and to all teams for a good show
— Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame) February 9, 2015
And more:
Congratulations Ivory Coast for winning the AFCON final #AFCON2015. pic.twitter.com/SdLoaFYn9g
— Orange Kenya (@OrangeKenya) February 9, 2015
Congratulations to the Ivory Coast for winning the African Cup of Nations! The game in regulation/overtime was... http://t.co/PoPD0EE2So
— I Love Being Black (@ilovebeingblack) February 9, 2015
Congratulations to #IvoryCoast for becoming #AFCON2015 Champions! Did anyone back them pre-tournament? pic.twitter.com/g7s6jwxooA
— Oddschecker (@Oddschecker) February 9, 2015
Speaking of Drogba, here is how crazily he reacted after his country won AFCON 2015: