{"id":18875,"date":"2024-02-07T15:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/afcon-2023-nigeria-1-1-south-africa-4-2-pens-stanley-nwabali-saves-twice-in-shootout-success-as-nigeria-reach-final-football-news\/07\/02\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T15:30:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T20:30:43","slug":"afcon-2023-nigeria-1-1-south-africa-4-2-pens-stanley-nwabali-saves-twice-in-shootout-success-as-nigeria-reach-final-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/afcon-2023-nigeria-1-1-south-africa-4-2-pens-stanley-nwabali-saves-twice-in-shootout-success-as-nigeria-reach-final-football-news\/07\/02\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"AFCON 2023: Nigeria 1-1 South Africa (4-2 pens) – Stanley Nwabali saves twice in shootout success as Nigeria reach final | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stanley Nwabali earned Nigeria a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final after saving two penalties in a 4-2 shootout success over South Africa.<\/p>\n

Nigeria had lost five of their previous six semi-finals at the continental finals but survived some nervous moments to book a place in Sunday’s decider against either hosts Ivory Coast or the Democratic Republic of Congo, who meet later on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

William Troost-Ekong put Nigeria into the lead from the penalty spot midway through the second half, before South Africa earned a spot-kick of their own in the final minute of the 90 and it was converted by Teboho Mokoena, leaving the game at 1-1 in normal time.<\/p>\n

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South Africa find their equaliser through a late penalty call by VAR, after Victor Osimhen thought he had sent the Super Eagles to the final<\/span>
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South Africa lost defender Grant Kekana to a red card in extra-time as Nigeria put them under constant pressure, and then lost their nerve in the shootout soon after as Nwabali saved from Mokoena and Evidence Makgopa.<\/p>\n

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Stanley Nwabali earned Nigeria a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final after saving two penalties in a 4-2 shootout success