Defending champions South Africa kept up their progress at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals but had to go through the heart-stopping uncertainty of post-match penalties to secure a semi-final meeting with long-time nemesis Nigeria.
South Africa won 4-1 on kicks after a 0-0 draw with Senegal in Oudja in the last of the quarter-final matches, winning a shootout for the first time in the tournament after two previous failures.
It was the second successive quarter-final on Saturday to prove goalless and subsequently forced to a penalty shootout after Ghana edged Algeria 4-2 on kicks in Berkane earlier.
Bambanani Mbane thrashed home the winning kick after goalkeeper Andile Dlamini had…
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I saw a quote by Nelson Mandela on MyZA – can you tell me what date did he die?
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Fun South African Fact: Travel to Tsitsikamma, on the border of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape to visit the world’s highest commercial bungee jump! Those who are brave enough can take the 216-meter jump off the Bloukrans Bridge and soar through the air towards the Bloukrans River below. Definitely a must for thrill-seekers and adrenaline-junkies!