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The best photoshops of Gervinho's refusal to watch the AFCON final shootout

The Ivorian winger couldn’t bear to look as his team ended their African Cup of Nations drought last night.

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THE IVORY COAST were crowned African champions of the first time in 23 years last night — defeating Ghana 9-8 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Equatorial Guinea.

Roma winger Gervinho, once of Arsenal, was substituted late in the game and instead of watching the shootout, chose to grab himself a chair and face the opposite direction.

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He also appeared to summon the Confederation of African Football crest from his hands on television.
https://vine.co/v/OUJT3B6gIrg

Inevitably, several photoshops of Gervinho have surfaced on Twitter over the past 12 hours. Here are some of the best ones:

(h/t: Bleacher Report)

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