See what South Africans are saying ahead of the clash against Nigeria in the semifinal of AFCON 2023.
After their last-eight match on Saturday ended 0-0 at the end of extra time, South Africa's goalkeeper Ronwen Williams made four saves in the shoot-out as his team defeated Cape Verde 2-1 on penalties to go to the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals.
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In their first AFCON semifinal since 2000, the Bafana Bafana of South Africa will take on the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Wednesday in the second semifinal.
Despite not playing at their best against Cape Verde, South Africa prevailed thanks to Williams' genius and a superb defensive effort.
South Africa dares Nigerian as Bafana Bafana meets Super Eagles in AFCON 2023 semi-final
The rivalry between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Bafana Bafana of South Africa has now been renewed.
South Africa will play in the AFCON semi-finals for the first time in 24 years and their fans are already talking tough.
They took to social media to celebrate the Bafana Bafana getting to the AFCON semifinal in style.
At the AFCON, there has been banter between Nigerian football fans and their opponents and the South Africans are the first to strike ahead of the game.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria put out a official statement about their next opponents and it went viral.
The statement said, "Confirmed. We tackle the #bafanabafana in the semi-final. We stay focused #soarsupereagles #letsdoitagain."
Based on reaction to the message South African football fans are confident of a victory against the Super Eagles when they face off.
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