Cameroon lost 1-0 at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra after a Rigobert Song error 14 minutes from the end allowed Mohamed Zidan to set up Mohamed Aboutrika for the winner.
Silver - Not Gold - For Geremi!
Along the way they beat Zambia, Sudan, Tunisian and hosts Ghana and Newcastle man Geremi believes they should take heart from proving their critics wrong.
The 29-year-old was named player of the final for his performance.
The 29-year-old was named player of the final for his performance.
Geremi: "First of all, we are all disappointed. Every player doesn't like to lose, especially in a final. But as I said before, the positive thing is that we got to the final.
"Not many people were giving us a chance, but we fought until the final and unfortunately we lost.
"It was difficult for me, Rigobert and (Samuel) Eto'o because it would have been a third African Nations Cup, so we are really disappointed.
"Overall, I think the tournament was one of the best African Nations Cup compared to my first one.
"This means that the football has improved a lot in Africa especially because of the players who have been involved. As you can see there were many, many big players in this tournament and that's why the quality was so high.
"In football, if one commits a mistake, you can't blame him (Song) because it happens.
"Talking about ages, I don't think we are too old. As you know, myself, Rigobert and Eto'o we are players that have the most experience - it's not age.
"People are getting confused between age and experience. I started playing in the Nations Cup when I was young, so it's experience more than age."