It wasn’t a towering header but William Troost-Ekong was at the right place at the right time. NGARSA SuperEagles BafanaBafana Nigeria SouthAfrica AFCON2019
Nigeria’s William Troost-Ekong celebrates after scoring the winning goal against South Africa during their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal match at the Cairo International Stadium…yesterday. PHOTO: AFP
The Super Eagles again failed to disappoint millions of fans as the Gernot Rohr men staged another spirited performance to knock-out South Africa in a thrilling 2 – 1 victory. The game already looking to be heading for extra time before William Troost-Ekong scored a dramatic late winner to send the Bafana Bafana back home.
Samuel Chukwueze scored the opener in the first half of the encounter as he controlled Alex Iwobi’s cross. The Bafana Bafana equalized after Bongani Zungu with a header initially ruled out for offside before VAR replays showed a free-kick hit a Odion Ighalo on the way to Zungu who comfortably smashed the ball into the net.Here are five things we learned from the 2-1 win from Wednesday’s thrilling AFCON quarterfinals clash between the rivals.
The youngster keeps turning heads with his performance. He opened the scoring, showing remarkable drive to follow through after his first shot was blocked. His purposeful drives and trickery remain a key asset for the Super Eagles.It wasn’t a towering header but he was at the right place at the right time, bundling home a corner kick after Williams unfortunate flap at the ball.
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