Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. Image via Twitter @thando_thabethe
Bafana vs Nigeria: Kickoff time and key details
Bafana Bafana meet Nigeria in a blockbuster AFCON semi-final. Here’s all you need to know about South Africa’s biggest match in a long time!
Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. Image via Twitter @thando_thabethe
Bafana Bafana meet Nigeria in the AFCON semi-finals on Wednesday.
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Bafana face AFCON date with destiny
South Africa meets Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Wednesday 7 February with kickoff at 19:00. Nigeria got the better of Angola in a tight quarter-final clash. Ademola Lookman was the only goal-scorer on the evening, and Lookman also scored a brace against Cameroon in the round of 16.
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20 goals in 27 caps is a superb goal-scoring ratio at international level. Victor Osimhen is no ordinary striker, as he has proved in the past few seasons with Lille in France, and now especially with Italian champions Napoli. He fired Diego Maradona’s old team to their first Scudetto in 33 years with 26 goals in the league. Those antics earned him the top scorer ‘Capocannoniere’ award in Serie A. No wonder a host of clubs around Europe are willing to pay upwards of €100m for the 25-year-old, who is particularly admired for his powerful, rangy running of the channels and clinical coldness in front of goal.
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