{"id":26938,"date":"2024-02-08T09:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/nigeria-beat-south-africa-on-penalties-to-reach-afcon-final"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:52:57","slug":"nigeria-beat-south-africa-on-penalties-to-reach-afcon-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/nigeria-beat-south-africa-on-penalties-to-reach-afcon-final","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria beat South Africa on penalties to reach AFCON final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa coach Hugo Broos said that their Africa Cup of Nations defeat to Nigeria on Wednesday was &#8220;hard to accept&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Broos&#8217;s side were beaten 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes &#8211; but missed a golden chance to win the game inside 90 minutes when Khuliso Mudau shot over the bar from close range.<\/p>\n<p>Teboho Mokoena had kept Bafana Bafana hopes alive with a 90th minute penalty which cancelled out an earlier spot-kick from Nigeria&#8217;s William Troost-Ekong.<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria coach Jose Peseiro said on Wednesday that his side and the Nigerian people &#8220;deserve&#8221; to be in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations after their dramatic penalty shootout win over South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The sides were level at 1-1 after 120 minutes when Nigeria goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali &#8211; who plays his club football for Chippa United in South Africa &#8211; saved two penalties to send his side through 4-2 in the shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning penalty for the Super Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>It was an evening of penalties with William Troost-Ekong giving the Super Eagles a 67th minute lead from the spot only for Teboho Mokoena to level with a penalty in the 90th minute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\">Eritrea<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. South Africa coach Hugo Broos said that their Africa Cup of Nations defeat to Nigeria on Wednesday was &#8220;hard to accept&#8221;. 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