Super Eagles of Nigeria has advanced to the final of the ongoing 2023 African Cup of Nations after beating the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in a tension soaked encounter, eventually settled by the Kelechi Iheanacho penalty kick.

The match which took place at the Stade de la Paix (Stadium of Peace) in Bouake, Ivory Coast was settled by a penalty shoot out after a one hundred and twenty minutes of exceptional display of skills and tactics by both teams.

Teboho Mokoena’s 88th minute equalizer had neutralize the Nigerian Captain Willian Troost Ekong’s 69th penalty goal, forcing the match into a penalty kick which the Nigeria side won by 4:2.

While the match lasts, the Super Eagles of Nigeria has proven to the soccer world of their patriotic spirit of never-die resolve, such that had been their identity since the group stage of the tournament.

It would go into history that a team which got match readers confused about their style and tactics of play eventually reached the final of AFCON tournament.

However, the Bafana Bafana of South Africa has done a remarkable reading of the Super Eagles game such that the later’s hard-knock defense was tactically penetrated by the South Africans which dragged the match to a 1-1 draw up to the one hundred and twenty minutes of the match, describes as the game of the fittest.

Going by the result of the match, the South Africa will lock horns with DR Congo in the Third Place match while Nigeria will have to fight to finish with the Ivory Coast in the Final of the AFCON 2023/24 to be played on Sunday, Februrary 11, 2024 by 8:00pm at Alassane Ouattara Stadium, commonly known as the Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé and formerly as the National Stadium of the Ivory Coast, which is a multi-purpose stadium in Ebimpé and Anyama, in northern Abidjan.