CAIRO — Nigeria sneaked into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals when defender William Troost Ekong scored with one minute remaining to give them a 2-1 win over a gallant South Africa as the tournament served up more drama on Wednesday. Troost Ekong, left unmarked, turned the ball in with his knee from a corner to leave the South Africans heart-broken after they had fought their way back into the match which seemed to be out of their reach. South Africa, who sensationally knocked out hosts Egypt in the previous round, struggled to get a look-in but the Super Eagles repeatedly failed to turn the mazy runs of Ahmed Musa and Chukwueze into goals. Then, from out of the blue, South Africa equalized as Percy Tau lofted a free kick into the area, it was flicked on and superbly headed in by Zungu. “It’s difficult when you’ve lost the game in the dying minutes, it’s difficult to find positives,” said South Africa coach Stuart Baxter.

Source: National Post July 10, 2019 21:33 UTC