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Cote d� Ivoire coach Herve Renard is expecting a stiff challenge from the Black Stars in the finals of the 2015 AFCON. Renard believes his side are bound to face a tough encounter with Coach Avram Grant�s side following the team�s [Black Stars] exploits at the Cup of Nations. The 1992 Cup of Nations Champions face their West African counterparts in a much anticipated finals at the Estadio de Bata on Sunday. Renard who will be hoping to make history as the first expatriate coach to have won the AFCON trophy with two different countries is expecting a firm contest from the Black Stars. "I've told them it's their last chance to win and I think it is motivating them as well. It will be a tough game on Sunday because Ghana is a specialist of the AFCON,� Renard told cafonline.com. �They have played eight finals and this will be their ninth and in 1992, they lost to Cote d'Ivoire. But I can't think even for one second about failing in the final�. The Charismatic coach led Zambia to win the 2012 Cup of Nations in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea.