AFCON: Super Eagles soar into final
*Face ivory Coast in final THE Super Eagles of Nigeria will play an eighth AFCON Final Sunday after they pipped South Africa 4-2 on penalties after scores after extra time stood at 1-1. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali and Kelechi Iheanacho were the heroes for Nigeria during the penalty shootout. Nwabali saved two penalties, while Iheanacho sealed Nigeria’s qualification to the championship game with the decisive penalty kick goal. Captain William Ekong put Nigeria in front from the penalty spot on 64 minutes after Mothobi Mvala fouled Osimhen inside the box. It was a just reward for a positive restart by the Super Eagles. Makgopa came close to drawing Bafana Bafana level in the 74th minute, when he turned sharply on the top of the Nigerian box, but his low shot missed target not by much. However, VAR turned the game on its head on the end of regulation play when South Africa were awarded a penalty for a foul by Alhassan Yusuf on Percy Tau inside the box. That meant Osimhen’s effort in the 8...