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Nigeria v South Africa live: Super Eagles look to book final place against South African outsiders

TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations / Semi-final
Stade de la Paix / 07.02.2024
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Updated 07/02/2024 at 20:03 GMT


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YUSUF WENT IN ON TAU ON THE EDGE
I don't thiink he got the ball, but he did get the man! I have never seen anything like this before! It's going from 2-0 to potentially 1-1, in a semi-final! The ref goes over to the screen!
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BUT VAR IS INVESTIGATING A PENALTY FOR SA BEFORE THAT!
OH MY COMPLETE AND UTTER DAYS
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GOAL! Nigeria 2-0 South Africa (Osimhen) This is a fantastic goal! Nigeria counter, Lookman driving through centrefield with the ball and slipping right to Simon, who crosses to the far post where Osimhen taps home! Nigeria are going into the final!
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BALL OUT TO OSIMHEN DOWN THE LEFT
He knocks it off and eventually Onyeka punches into Lookman, who can't quite get away from Williams as he seeks to go around.
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ANOTHER LONG BALL DOWN THE CHANNEL
But Makgopa can't get after and Nwabali, helathy again, comes out to claim. He's been very solid again.
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NWABALI NEEDS TREATMENT
I'll bet. I'm sure there'll be tie added on, but SA will feel this game expiring. They've created almost nothing this half.
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NWABALI PUNCHES CLEAR
And Chukwueze is away! But his pass to Lookman is poor and the break breaks down.
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MUDAU DOES ENOUGH
Protecting the ball long enough for someone to barge him off it. Chance for Tau to curl a ball into the box...
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WE GO AGAIN
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COOLING BREAK
Can Nigeria hang on?
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TWO CHANGES FOR SA
Lepasa and Mayambela on, Zwane and Xulu off.
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BUT WHAT'S THIS?!
Modiba plays hard into Makgopam who takes the ball across Trosst-Ekong and absolutely screeches a shot a yard wide of the far post.
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NIGERIA HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER SINCE THE BREAK
SA haven't had many chances to get them turned, and though things'll get nervy if it's still 1-0 in five minutes, 2-0 looks more likely than 1-1.
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OSIMHEN'S WARMING TO THIS
Playing across the width of the pitch like a one-man forward line. He links up with Chukwueze and drills across the face of the box, but there's no one gambling.
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LOOKMAN'S FREE-KICK IS A GOODUN
But it's headed clear really well by Makgopa.
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I THOUGHT OSIMHEN MIGHT DEFINE THIS TOURNAMENT
He hasn't, but he might yet decide it, and Nigeria are all over SA now, Mvala booting Onyeka to the turf. Lookman will curl in the free-kick...
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SOUTH AFRICA WON'T DESPAIR
They've looked dangerous today. But offering space into which Nigeria can counter, as they'll have to do, might see them concede again.
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GOAL! Nigeria 1-0 South Africa (Troost-Ekong pen) Williams goes right and Troost-Ekong goes down the middle. Nigeria are 23 minutes away from the final!
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PRESSURE!
Troost-Ekong, the captain, will take. He knows what this means.
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PENALTY TO NIGERIA!
There's that bit of class! Osimhen loses possession just outside the box, retrieves it, shows some nice feet getting turned; then, stepping away from goal, he gets away from mvala, who can't help thrust a thigh for him to fall over.
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YUSUF PLAYED REALLY WELL IN THE FIRST GAME
I'd hope to see him breaking into the box - Nigeria should take some chances to win.