Nigeria are well on their way to clinching their fourth Africa Cup of Nations AFCON title after beating rivals South Africa 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to book a 2023 AFCON finals spot.

The match ended 1-1 in normal time which saw the referee disallow a Victor Osimhen strike which would have put Nigeria 2-0 up after reviewing the Video Assistant Referee VAR . instead awarding a penalty to South Africa.

The match went to extra time following Teboho Mokoena’s conversion from the spot in the 90th minute to send the game into a goalless period of extra time where Bafana Bafana defender Grant Kekana was sent off late.

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Meanwhile, Nigeria put the South Africans under constant pressure and then lost their nerve in the shootout soon after as Nwabali saved from Mokoena and Evidence Makgopa.

Stanley Nwabali earned Nigeria a place in the Africa Cup of Nations final after saving two penalties in a 4-2 shootout success over South Africa.

This as Kelechi Iheanacho scored the winning penalty.