The battle for bronze ultimately went to penalties, straight after the 90 minutes with no extra time being played. Bafana Bafana emerged 6-5 winners, thanks to more penalty-saving heroics from goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. The skipper made two saves during the shootout to help South Africa clinch.
Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali produced a man-of-the-match performance, saving two penalties as Nigeria powered their way into the Africa Cup of Nations final after a pulsating 4-2 penalty shootout win over South Africa at the Stade de la Paix, Bouke, in the first semi-final of the ongoing tournament in Ivory Coast on Wednesday
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