Franck Amoua reacts after Ivory Coast lost against Algeria at

Franck Amoua (R) reacts after Ivory Coast lost against Algeria at the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 (Afcon), as he watches the game on a screen with others near Abidjan, Ivory Coast July 11, 2019. He said: “Football is the best sport and the defeat of Ivory Coast breaks my hopes of winning the cup.” International football can bring unimaginable joy to people from all walks of life but can also leave them distraught beyond comprehension, and that range of emotions reaches maximum exposure at the moment the ball hits the net and dreams are realized or shattered. Reuters photographers across the continent have captured those reactions in a series of telling images during the Africa Cup of Nations, which reaches its pinnacle when Algeria and Senegal meet in the final on Friday. Picture taken July 11, 2019. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon