- 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
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos hailed Man of the Match Ronwen Williams after his four penalty saves against Cape Verde but also admitted it was his side’s “worst game of the tournament”.
“Let’s say six hours ago I was 71, now I’m 75,” Broos said after the match.
“It was a stressful game, certainly the penalties. You know what happens when you have to take penalties, it’s a very special situation for the players.
“Our match was not so good, I think we played the worst game of the tournament of all our games. We played better against Mali, we played better against Namibia, Tunisia, also Morocco. Today, this was not the team we saw in the previous week. We didn’t play like we used to do.
“But ok, I said it already it’s not the way you win [that matters], it’s you win and we won today with penalties. So we are very happy.”
South Africa will face Nigeria on Wednesday in Bouake for a place in the final