Nigeria’s Super Eagles have
qualified for the Semi-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in
Egypt after beating the Bafana Bafana of South Africa 2-1.
Samuel Chukwueze opened scoring
for Nigeria on 27th minute. Chukwueze was in the right place at the right time
to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully rifled the ball low inside
the left post to make it 1-0 for Nigeria.
On 42nd minute, Chukwueze went on
a weaving run through the defence and got within shooting range but his effort
was blocked.
Oghenekaro Etebo, on 51st minute
took a mid-range free kick, but Ronwen Williams stopped the ball from reaching
the top left corner by tipping it onto the post, it was a great save.
On 60th minute, a through ball
from Ahmed Musa failed to reach Odion Ighalo as one of the defending players
reacted brilliantly to intercept the effort. If the pass had been produced a
little bit earlier, Ighalo could have got into a promising position.
Bongani Zungu made it 1-1 for
South Africa on 71st minute. He lashed onto the rebound near the penalty spot,
and he produced a fantastic header which went inside the right post.
The linesman had ruled out the
goal but VAR gave it to South Africa.
On 89th minute Moses Simon
delivered a teasing cross from the resulting corner and the ball falled into
the space where William Troost-Ekong was lurking. His bullet of a shot from
close range went low into the middle of the goal to make it 2-1 for Nigeria.
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