Nigeria’s Super Eagles Climb Over South Africa Into AFCON Final

The three-time champions clinched their place in the Africa Cup of Nations final after a impressive penalty shoot-out win against South Africa on Wednesday.

Both regular-time goals also came from penalties with captain William Troost-Ekong scoring after 67 minutes for Nigeria and Teboho Mokoena equalized from a 90th-minute spot-kick to send the game into extra time but Nigeria recovered to claim victory on penalties.

The Super Eagles will face the hosts Côte d’Ivoire, who dominated the Democratic Republic of Congo but had to settle for a 1-0 win in Abidjan, in the final on Sunday.