Arsene Wenger believes Gervinho will take confidence from his goal in the African Nations Cup and return a better player.
Gervinho's winner in the semi-final victory over Mali set up a meeting with Zambia in the final on Sunday. His participation in that game rules him out of Arsenal's trip to play Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday.
But Wenger is keen to see him back in an Arsenal shirt as soon as possible and told Arsenal Player: "It was a cracking goal against Mali. They were the better side but he made the difference.
"They scored only one goal, Gervinho made it and you can basically say he scored it on his own because he started on the halfway line and finished in a cool way.
"Sometimes he rushes his decisions a little bit but I was very happy he kept calm and finished in a very controlled way.
"That's great news for his confidence and his country as well because I believe they are the best team in Africa by a big distance at the moment.
"Hopefully they will get rewarded in the final.
"He creates those dangerous situations but the coolness he misses a little bit. That can help him to do that. I feel he proved that with us.
"Also, who doesn't want to be a hero in his own country? That will help him to be recognised in his own country and therefore boost his confidence levels."