{"id":654788,"date":"2019-07-11T20:01:03","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div itemprop=\"description\">\n\t\t<p>Ado-Ekiti \u2013 Football enthusiasts in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday hailed Nigeria Super Eagles 2-1 victory over South Africa\u2019s Bafana Bafana in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_121"},"modified":"2019-07-11T20:01:03","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:01:03","slug":"referee-fans-hail-nigerias-victory-over-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/11\/referee-fans-hail-nigerias-victory-over-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Referee, fans hail Nigeria\u2019s victory over South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"description\">\n<p>Ado-Ekiti \u2013 Football enthusiasts in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday hailed Nigeria Super Eagles 2-1 victory over South Africa\u2019s Bafana Bafana in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1215411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1215411\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1215411 jetpack-lazy-image\" alt=\"eagles-afcon\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/1562875262_309_eagles-afcon-1-e1561589025515.jpg\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1215411\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/1562875263_545_eagles-afcon-1-e1561589025515.jpg\" alt=\"eagles-afcon\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1215411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Top L to R) Nigeria\u2019s goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi, Nigeria\u2019s forward Odion Ighalo, Nigeria\u2019s defender Kenneth Omeruo, Nigeria\u2019s defender William Ekong, Nigeria\u2019s defender Leon Balogun, Nigeria\u2019s defender Chidozie Awaziem, (bottom L to R) Nigeria\u2019s forward Moses Simon, Nigeria\u2019s midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo, Nigeria\u2019s defender Olaoluwa Aina, Nigeria\u2019s forward Ahmed Musa, and Nigeria\u2019s forward Alex Iwobi, pose for a team photo ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football match between Nigeria and Guinea at the Alexandria Stadium on June 26 , 2019. (Photo AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the quarter-final match was palyed at the 75,000-capacity Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p><!-- between content ad --><\/p>\n<p>The fans commended the Coach Gernot Rohr\u2019s team in separate interviews with NAN in Ado-Ekiti.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Yomi Ariyo, Chairman, Ekiti Referees Council, described the Super Eagles performance in the match as excellent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat William Troost-Ekong\u2019s late goal in the second half of the encounter, gave us the edge over the South Africans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend the tactical display of the Nigeria players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir zeal and determination have taken them to the semi-finals of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigerian players showed determination right from the beginning of the match till the end,\u201d Ariyo said.<\/p>\n<p>AFCON 2019: Okowa hails resilient Super Eagles for semi-final qualification<span class=\"A11yNotice-u1v0gg-0 dWDZbM\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tokunbo Ajayi, an automobile mechanic, said he was satisfied with the Super Eagles performance in the encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Amos Popoola said, however, that he was surprised at the Super Eagles victory over the South Africans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing by the predictions before the match, I was scared that the Eagles might not go beyond the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut to my greatest surprise, they were able to trash their opponents; I am happy for the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are gradually moving toward winning the trophy; I can feel it,\u201d Popoola said.<\/p>\n<p>Vanguard<\/p>\n<p>NAN reports that Nigeria\u2019s goals were scored by Samuel Chukwueze in the first half, while Troost-Ekong scored the winner toward the end of the match. 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