Now, let's look back at the semi-finals, and first, how Nigeria reached the tournament's climax today.Captain William Troost-Ekong scored a penalty after Victor Osimhen was fouled, and when Osimhen tapped home just before the 90-minute mark he Super Eagles were certain they would progress. But VAR (correctly) looked back earlier in the move and judged that Alhassan Yusuf had fouled Percy Tau.Penalty South Africa, scored by Teboho Mokoena. After a nervy, scoreless extra time period, it went to penalties, with Kelechi Iheanacho netting the winning spot-kick after heroics from goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali.Recap exactly how it happened play-by-play with our live blog from the semi-final here.
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Hosts Host Ivory Coast will meet Nigeria in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final following a 1-0 win over the Democratic Republic Congo on Wednesday evening.