South Africa’s national football team took part in the AfricanCup secured third place in Ivory Coast.
“Bafana Bafana” prevailed on Saturday evening (February 10, 2024) in the so-called small final after 90 goalless minutes with 6:5 on penalties against the Democratic Republic of Congo with Stuttgart’s Silas. Nigeria and the Ivorian hosts will contest the final on Sunday for BVB strikers Sebastien Haller in Abidjan.
Wiiliams saves two penalties
Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was awarded with two penalty saves Match winner for South Africa, which, after the bitter semi-final defeat on penalties against Nigeria, achieved its best finish at an African Championship since third place in 2000.
For DR Congo, who lost to Ivory Coast, Silas had the best chances in regular time. In the initial phase (9th) and after just over an hour (65th), the VfB striker had no luck in finishing.