Bafana Bafana crash out of Afcon after conceding late goal against Nigeria
Despite their tenacity, the SA team were outplayed by a physical Super Eagles
11 July 2019 - 08:12
Bafana Bafana are out of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after putting on a battling display in Wednesday night’s 2-1 quarterfinal defeat to Nigeria at Cairo International Stadium.
Samuel Chukwueze slotted Nigeria ahead in the 26th minute, while Bongani Zungu’s 71st-minute VAR-assisted header pulled the tenacious South Africans back. William Troost-Ekong scored for Nigeria from sloppy defending at a corner in the 88th...
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