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July 11, 2019
The Super Eagles advance to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations,AFCON semi-finals with a 2-1 win over South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Cairo.
Samuel Chukwueze had opened scoring in the 27thminute, whileBongani Zungu drew Bafana Bafana level in the 71st minute.
But, as extra time was knocking at the door, defenderWilliam Ekong scored to dash South African hopes.
Similarly President Muhammadu Buhari has in a statement,congratulated the team for another spectacular outing that has set Nigeria oncourse for the next level in the ongoing AFCON tournament in Egypt.
Also The Eagles Coach, Gernot Rohr could not resist a dig atthe VAR system after his team’s win 2-1 over South Africa. He said the timetaken to confirm his opponents’ goal had unsettled his team. The system wasintroduced at the quarter-final stage and is being used in the competition forthe first time.
Rohr also praised the character of his side who came backfrom 2-1 down to beat Cameroon 3-2 in the previous round and grabbed a latewinner in Wednesday’s match.m$�2}2W3J