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    Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning penalty as Nigeria booked their place in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations with a 4-2 shootout win over South Africa.

    The game in Bouake finished 1-1 following a remarkable end to normal time which involved the referee going to his video monitor to disallow a Victor Osimhen strike which would have put Nigeria 2-0 up - and instead awarding a penalty to South Africa.

    Teboho Mokoena converted from the spot in the 90th minute to send the game into a goalless period of extra-time where Bafana Bafana defender Grant Kekana was sent off late one.

    But Mokoena was one of two South African players to see their spot-kicks saved by goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali as the Super Eagles triumphed to reach Sunday's final, where they will play either hosts Ivory Coast or the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    More to follow.

    Line-ups

    Nigeria

    Formation 3-4-3

    • 23Nwabali
    • 6Ajayi
    • 5Troost-EkongBooked at 120mins
    • 21Bassey
    • 12Osayi-Samuel

      Substituted forOmeruoat 120+2'minutes

    • 8OnyekaBooked at 101mins

      Substituted forAriboat 102'minutes

    • 17Iwobi

      Substituted forYusufat 63'minutes

    • 2Aina
    • 15Simon

      Substituted forChukwuezeat 63'minutes

    • 9Osimhen

      Substituted forMoffiat 110'minutes

    • 18Lookman

      Substituted forIheanachoat 102'minutes

    Substitutes

    • 1Uzoho
    • 4Yusuf
    • 7Musa
    • 10Aribo
    • 11Chukwueze
    • 13Onyemaechi
    • 14Iheanacho
    • 16Ojo
    • 20Awaziem
    • 22Omeruo
    • 24Moffi
    • 25Onyedika

    South Africa

    Formation 5-4-1

    • 1Williams
    • 20Mudau
    • 18KekanaBooked at 115mins
    • 5Xulu

      Substituted forMayambelaat 75'minutes

    • 14Mvala
    • 6Modiba
    • 10Tau
    • 4Mokoena
    • 13Sithole
    • 11Zwane

      Substituted forLepasaat 75'minutes

      Substituted forSibisiat 117'minutes

    • 9Makgopa

    Substitutes

    • 2Mobbie
    • 3Mashego
    • 7Appollis
    • 8Adams
    • 15Monare
    • 16Mothwa
    • 17Lepasa
    • 19Sibisi
    • 21Mayambela
    • 22Goss
    • 23Morena
    Referee:
    Amin Mohamed Omar

    Match Stats

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    1. Match ends, Nigeria 1(4), South Africa 1(2).

    2. Penalty Shootout ends, Nigeria 1(4), South Africa 1(2).

    3. Goal! Nigeria 1(4), South Africa 1(2). Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    4. Goal! Nigeria 1(3), South Africa 1(2). Mothobi Mvala (South Africa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.

    5. Goal! Nigeria 1(3), South Africa 1(1). William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    6. Penalty saved. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.

    7. Penalty missed. Ola Aina (Nigeria) right footed shot is just a bit too high.

    8. Goal! Nigeria 1(2), South Africa 1(1). Mihlali Mayambela (South Africa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

    9. Goal! Nigeria 1(2), South Africa 1. Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    10. Penalty saved. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

    11. Goal! Nigeria 1(1), South Africa 1. Terem Moffi (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.

    12. Penalty Shootout begins Nigeria 1, South Africa 1.

    13. Second Half Extra Time ends, Nigeria 1, South Africa 1.

    14. Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.

    15. Foul by Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa).

    16. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    17. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    18. Mihlali Mayambela (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.

    19. Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).

    20. Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mothobi Mvala.

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    af Afrikaanssq Albanianam Amharicar Arabichy Armenianaz Azerbaijanieu Basquebe Belarusianbn Bengalibs Bosnianbg Bulgarianca Catalanceb Cebuanony Chichewazh-CN Chinese (Simplified)zh-TW Chinese (Traditional)co Corsicanhr Croatiancs Czechda Danishnl Dutchen Englisheo Esperantoet Estoniantl Filipinofi Finnishfr Frenchfy Frisiangl Galicianka Georgiande Germanel Greekgu Gujaratiht Haitian Creoleha Hausahaw Hawaiianiw Hebrewhi Hindihmn Hmonghu Hungarianis Icelandicig Igboid Indonesianga Irishit Italianja Japanesejw Javanesekn Kannadakk Kazakhkm Khmerko Koreanku Kurdish (Kurmanji)ky Kyrgyzlo Laola Latinlv Latvianlt Lithuanianlb Luxembourgishmk Macedonianmg Malagasyms Malayml Malayalammt Maltesemi Maorimr Marathimn Mongolianmy Myanmar (Burmese)ne Nepalino Norwegianps Pashtofa Persianpl Polishpt Portuguesepa Punjabiro Romanianru Russiansm Samoangd Scottish Gaelicsr Serbianst Sesothosn Shonasd Sindhisi Sinhalask Slovaksl Slovenianso Somalies Spanishsu Sudanesesw Swahilisv Swedishtg Tajikta Tamilte Teluguth Thaitr Turkishuk Ukrainianur Urduuz Uzbekvi Vietnamesecy Welshxh Xhosayi Yiddishyo Yorubazu Zulu