By Omolade Durojaye
The Nigerian Super Eagles have sent the South African Bafana Bafana out of the ongoing African Cup of Nations.
The Super Eagles defeated the South African after penalty shootout.
At the end of the full time time which had produced one goal each side, the teams slugged it out on penalty.
While Nigeria scored four of its kicks, South Africa succeeded in netting only two.
Nigeria’s captain, William Troost- Ekong, scored from the spot to give the Super Eagles the lead in the 67th minute.
Victor Osimhen scored next but the celebrations was cut short in the 86th minute after scoring what would have been Nigeria’s 2nd goal.
A Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review resulted in a penalty against Super Eagles after Alhassan Yusuf had fouled a player in his goal area.
Bafana Bafana’s Teboho Mokoena, sent goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali to the wrong side to even the score in the 88th minute.
The two sides had their few chances in the extra time but Nwabali stole the show when he stopped two of the South Africa’s penalties to give Nigeria a 4-2 win at the end of the encounter.