Ronwen Williams was the hero as South Africa edged out Cape Verde 2-1 in a tense penalty shootout to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.
South Africa is into the semi-finals of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after a penalty shootout win over Cape Verde. After the two sides failed to score in 120 minutes.
The South Africa goalkeeper becomes the first goalkeeper in history to make 4 saves during a penalty shootout in a major tournament.
Never had a goalkeeper achieved such a performance in a Euro, AFCON, Copa America, or World Cup before Ronwen Williams did it.
Bebe, Willy Semedo, Laros Duarte, and Patrick Andrade were all denied in the shootout by the outstanding Williams, who also made a spectacular late save to tip Gilson Benchimol’s first-time strike against the woodwork and ensure the grueling quarter-final entered extra time.
South Africa will now have the chance to avenge their defeat by Nigeria on their last appearance in the Afcon semi-finals when they were beaten 2-0 by the Super Eagles in 2000.
