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Nigeria beat South Africa on penalties to reach AFCON final after VAR drama 20:39 , Ben Fleming Nigeria reached an eighth Africa Cup of Nations final after winning a drama-fuelled last-four clash ...
The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team will be declared African champion. As of the 2021 edition, if the score is tied after 90 minutes of regular play, an additional 30-minute period of play, called overtime, is added.
It was the two's first AFCON meeting since 2013, where Cape Verde shocked South Africa with a goalless draw. Their most recent competitive meetings happened at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification , which Cape Verde produced two shocking wins with coincidental results (2–1).
In 2011, Morocco won the bid to host the 2015 edition, and Libya won the right to host the 2013 tournament, but the 2011 Libyan civil war prompted Libya and South Africa to trade years, with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017. [18] Ongoing fighting in Libya ultimately prompted CAF to move the 2017 tournament to Gabon). [19]
Nigeria reached the Afcon final after beating South Africa in a penalty shootout. William Troost-Ekong, Nigeria’s captain, put his side ahead with a 67th-minute penalty which had been won by ...
Chidimma Adetshina was crowned Miss Nigeria on Saturday. The 23-year-old was originally competing to be Miss South Africa. But she dropped out after questions about her eligibility went viral.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match played on 11 February 2024 between Ivory Coast and Nigeria. It determined the winner of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations , the 34th edition of the biennial African tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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