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South African goalkeeper was fantastic again on Saturday night as Bafana Bafana won against the Leopards of DRC in an Afcon third place tie   at the Félix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan . Captain and goalkeeper Ronwen Williams were the heroes as South Africa beat the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties. After a 0-0 draw following 90 minutes in Abidjan, Williams saved spot kicks from Chancel Mbemba and Meschack Elia to give Bafana Bafana the bronze medal in Côte d'Ivoire. Before Elia had his kick saved, Siyanda Xulu converted to give South Africa what proved the decisive lead in the shootout. Williams saved four shootout kicks last weekend to help South Africa get past Cape Verde after a goalless quarter-final. DR Congo will regret many misses chances during regular time in a lively match while South Africa maintained a perfect record in third place play-offs having beaten Tunisia on penalties 24 years ago. South Africa made three changes to the team beaten in a penal...

  Nigeria will play Ivory Coast in the 2023 Afcon final set for Sunday but Hugo Broos believes South Africa should be in the last hurdle. South Africa coach Hugo Broos believes his team should have scored especially in the first half where they had several chances. "I think we were the best team in the first half, we had the best chances," the Belgian told the media at the end of the game. "Nigeria didn’t have [even] one chance [in the first half]. No! Nothing. [In the] second half, they had a few chances and scored. "But then we changed something tactically and came back but two minutes before the end of the 90 minutes we had three chances again. "I am very, very proud of it, I am proud of my players; the disappointment is [failing to reach the final], but the proudness is that," the Belgian who helped Cameroon win the 2017 edition added. "What they performed, not only [on Wednesday] I think you have to be proud as a coach. Yes, it is a defeat and yo...

 T he Nigerians super eagles soared so high as they overcame the highly motivated Angola to book a ticket to the semi finals. Ademola Lookman scored in the 41st min- ute to give the Nigerians the well deserved goal after  their skipper Musa was able to make an impressive run to the box before passing it the Fulham loanee who fired it home with a thing of beauty. The Super Eagles edged an entertaining match at Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium but they nearly went behind in the fourth minute through Mabululu but goalkeeper Stanley Nwabili did well to keep his close-range effort out. Up the other end, Napoli star Osimhen looped a header onto the roof of the net before former Fulham loanee Lookman swept home from 10 yards following a flowing team move in the 41st minute. The Black Sable Antelopes were a whisker away from equalising just before the hour mark when Zini's shot cannoned off the post as the game's intensity went up a notch. It looked like Pedro Goncalves' men were 2-0...