AFCON 2023
Nigeria’s Super Eagles AFCON 2023 Semi-Final Opponent Confirmed
The semi-final match will be played on Wednesday, February 7, at 6 pm.
The Nigeria’s Super Eagles will face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semi-final of the ongoing CAF 2023 Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire.
VerseSports reports that the South Africa defeated the Cape Verde’s national team 2-1 on penalties on Saturday, February 3.
The quarter-final match ended 0-0- goalless in 120 minutes before it finally went into penalties.
Williams saved four spot-kicks in a dramatic climax in Yamoussoukro to book a semi-final spot for his nation since 2000.
The match against the Super Eagles will be Banafa Banafa’s 4th semi-final in AFCON tournaments and 16th for Nigeria.
The semi-final match will be played on Wednesday, February 7, at 6 pm.
The penalty shootout defeat denied Cape Verde its first-ever appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.
Bafana Bafana like the Super Eagles also have four clean sheets in the tournaments.