{"id":149056,"date":"2024-02-08T12:18:20","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/08\/nigeria-beat-south-africa-on-penalties-to-book-final-spot\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T12:18:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:18:20","slug":"nigeria-beat-south-africa-on-penalties-to-book-final-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/08\/nigeria-beat-south-africa-on-penalties-to-book-final-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria beat South Africa on penalties to book final spot \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sebastien Haller scored the winner as 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up a final meeting with Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The only goal of a cagey contest in Abidjan came in the 65th minute when Haller\u2019s volley bounced down into the ground and up over Leopards goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi.<\/p>\n<p>The Borussia Dortmund striker should have opened the scoring just before the break with an unmarked header, and Haller also missed a chance to double the lead when he sent a lob narrowly wide.<\/p>\n<p>DR Congo did not look like getting a late equaliser, although Meschack Elia sent a volley wide of the left-hand upright and Simon Banza then fired well over in injury time.<\/p>\n<p>Ivory Coast had sacked Jean-Louis Gasset as boss before scraping through the group stage, and had needed late goals against both Senegal and Mali to progress to the last four.<\/p>\n<p>But interim boss Emerse Fae now has a chance to guide the Elephants to a third continental title, adding to their triumphs in 1992 and 2015, when they face three-time winners Nigeria in Abidjan on Sunday (20:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>The Super Eagles had reached the final earlier on Wednesday after beating South Africa 4-2 on penalties following a dramatic 1-1 draw in Bouake.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a>BBC<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sebastien Haller scored the winner as 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast beat DR Congo to set up a final meeting with Nigeria. 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