Football
Nigeria vs South Africa. Africa Cup of Nations Semi-Final.
5:00pm, Wednesday 7th February 2024.
Stade de BouakeAttendance: Attendance31,227.
Nigeria win 4-2 on penalties.
Match ends, Nigeria 1(4), South Africa 1(2).
Penalty Shootout ends, Nigeria 1(4), South Africa 1(2).
Goal! Nigeria 1(4), South Africa 1(2). Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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.
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.
Penalty saved. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
Penalty missed. Ola Aina (Nigeria) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
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.
Goal! Nigeria 1(2), South Africa 1. Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty saved. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Penalty Shootout begins Nigeria 1(1), South Africa 1.
Goal! Nigeria 1(1), South Africa 1. Terem Moffi (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Nigeria 1, South Africa 1.
Substitution, Nigeria. Kenneth Omeruo replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Foul by Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa).
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Mihlali Mayambela (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Mothobi Mvala.
Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, South Africa. Nkosinathi Sibisi replaces Zakhele Lepasa.
Grant Kekana (South Africa) is shown the red card.
Foul by Grant Kekana (South Africa).
Terem Moffi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Nigeria. Terem Moffi replaces Victor Osimhen.
Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ola Aina with a cross.
Second Half Extra Time begins Nigeria 1, South Africa 1.
First Half Extra Time ends, Nigeria 1, South Africa 1.
Attempt missed. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Nigeria. Joe Aribo replaces Frank Onyeka.
Substitution, Nigeria. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Ademola Lookman.
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Frank Onyeka (Nigeria).
Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mihlali Mayambela.
Attempt saved. Ademola Lookman (Nigeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria).
First Half Extra Time begins Nigeria 1, South Africa 1.
Second Half ends, Nigeria 1, South Africa 1.
Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Victor Osimhen.
Attempt missed. Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
Attempt saved. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Mihlali Mayambela (South Africa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aubrey Modiba.
Attempt blocked. Mihlali Mayambela (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Teboho Mokoena with a cross.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Ronwen Williams (South Africa).
Goal! Nigeria 1, South Africa 1. Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Delay in match because of an injury Percy Tau (South Africa).
GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
Penalty South Africa. Percy Tau draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Alhassan Yusuf (Nigeria) after a foul in the penalty area.
Teboho Mokoena (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alhassan Yusuf (Nigeria).
Foul by Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
Foul by Teboho Mokoena (South Africa).
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay in match because of an injury Stanley Nwabali (Nigeria).
Khuliso Mudau (South Africa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay in match (South Africa).
Substitution, South Africa. Mihlali Mayambela replaces Siyanda Xulu.
Substitution, South Africa. Zakhele Lepasa replaces Themba Zwane.
Attempt missed. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aubrey Modiba.
Foul by Mothobi Mvala (South Africa).
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Percy Tau (South Africa) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Themba Zwane.
Goal! Nigeria 1, South Africa 0. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalty conceded by Mothobi Mvala (South Africa) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Nigeria. Victor Osimhen draws a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Nigeria. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Alex Iwobi.
Substitution, Nigeria. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Moses Simon.
Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bright Osayi-Samuel with a cross.
Hand ball by Ademola Lookman (Nigeria).
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Khuliso Mudau.
Attempt missed. Percy Tau (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Themba Zwane.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Aubrey Modiba.
Foul by Themba Zwane (South Africa).
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Siyanda Xulu.
Second Half begins Nigeria 0, South Africa 0.
First Half ends, Nigeria 0, South Africa 0.
Aubrey Modiba (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ademola Lookman with a cross following a corner.
Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Stanley Nwabali.
Attempt saved. Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Percy Tau.
Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Moses Simon.
Attempt missed. Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Percy Tau with a cross following a corner.
Corner, South Africa. Conceded by Bright Osayi-Samuel.
Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Nigeria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Percy Tau (South Africa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Evidence Makgopa (South Africa).
Ola Aina (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ronwen Williams (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Semi Ajayi (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
Frank Onyeka (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Hand ball by Evidence Makgopa (South Africa).
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Sphephelo Sithole (South Africa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Percy Tau.
Grant Kekana (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Evidence Makgopa (South Africa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, South Africa. Themba Zwane is caught offside.
Foul by Bright Osayi-Samuel (Nigeria).
Delay in match because of an injury Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
