Cape Verde vs South Africa Full Time 1-2: AFCON Quarterfinal Match Updates
Ronwen Williams Heroics Propel South Africa to AFCON Semi-finals
Cape Verde vs South Africa (0-0).
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FT: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa
Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa
120 mins: Space opens up for Cape Verde, Bebe driving forward.
He has players either side making a run in behind, takes too long to make the pass though and it’s intercepted.
107 mins: Second half of Extra Time.
99 mins:Â A carbon copy – he can’t help but smile!
Benchimol is getting in behind this South African defence, again he’s picked out. Once more though, he goes for the far corner and can’t hit the target
First of Extra time : under way
Cape Verde hit the bar
Gilson is clean through to reach a long ball from the back and Williams tips his shot onto the bar.
Incredible close range save with the forward bearing down on him one-on-one.
He’s just kept South Africa in the tournament.
90+3 minutes: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa
Cape Verde caught in possession
Madau wins the ball back, high up the park, and bursts into the area. His delayed shot is deflected for a corner.
49 minutes: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa
Underway in the second half
No changes at the break.
Cape Verde are immediately on the attack though and win a corner which the defence the clear without too much trouble.
46 minutes: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa
Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa
34 mins: Right, here we go again. South Africa need to switch on immediately and defend this corner.
Referee having a word before it’s taken, a lot of players getting very close to each other in the middle. Bit of pushing and shoving.
After all that, it’s swung into the near post and smashed away.
Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa
31 mins: Ball nodded behind for a Cape Verde corner.
Before we get to that though, time for the first cooling break of the night.
Matt Verri – 10 minutes ago
In a surprising turn of events, Cape Verde and South Africa are set to clash in the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals, with the winner earning a spot in the semi-finals against Nigeria. While neither team was initially considered a favorite, both have displayed their prowess in reaching this stage of the tournament.
Cape Verde confidently secured their place in the knockout stages by topping Group B, outperforming heavyweights like Egypt, Ghana, and Mozambique. Their last-16 match was a tense encounter, but a crucial 88th-minute penalty from Ryan Mendes ensured the Blue Sharks continued their journey, aiming for their first-ever AFCON semi-final appearance.
South Africa, the 1996 tournament winners, haven’t reached the semi-finals since 2000. Bafana Bafana faced an early setback with a defeat to Mali but rebounded strongly with a convincing victory over Namibia, finishing second in Group E. In the last-16, they pulled off a major upset by defeating Morocco 2-0. The stage is now set for a thrilling quarterfinal clash.
Cape Verde vs South Africa – Match Details:
- Kick-off: 8 pm GMT, Stade Charles Konan Banny
- How to watch: Sky Sports
- Cape Verde team news: Bebe on the bench
- South Africa team news: Bafana Bafana keep faith
- Standard Sport prediction: South Africa win
Live Updates:
- 3 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa23 mins: Good work from Tau, turns out of trouble and wins a free-kick as Mendes clips his heels. Up come the centre-backs, Tau swings it in himself and Costa is there to head it away.
- 7 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa20 mins: Cape Verde win a free-kick out wide, whipped into the middle and South Africa deal with it well to clear the danger. Monteiro launches it back in from deep, straight out for a goal-kick. Not his best.
- 9 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa17 mins: Space opens up for Cape Verde, Pina tries his luck from 20 yards out but drags the effort wide. Both sides have looked pretty confident in the first 17 minutes or so of this match.
- 12 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa14 mins: It’s all South Africa. They win the ball back high up the pitch, ball slid through to Zwane. Into the box, can’t get the ball out of his feet though and scuffs a right-footed shot wide. Decent chance that.
- 14 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa12 mins: Bafana Bafana growing into this match, seeing much more of the ball now. Morena puts a dangerous ball into the middle, three white shirts up in attack but deflects away in between them all.
- 17 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa10 mins: Makgopa holds the ball up for South Africa, able to get bodies forward for the first time. Mokoena hammers an effort at goal from distance, a comfortable enough save for the goalkeeper.
- 20 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa6 mins: Rodrigues with sharp work out on the left, wins a corner for Cape Verde. Swung to the back post, Pina is unmarked but can’t direct the header on target. Should have done much more with that.
- 21 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa5 mins: Mendes in behind for Cape Verde, smashes the ball across the face of goal. Too much on it though, out for a goal-kick. Came after Modiba got a good foot in for South Africa, who are having to defend well in the opening minutes.
- 24 minutes ago: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa2 mins: It’s Cape Verde dominating possession early on, South Africa happy to sit back in their shape and let them have the ball. From what we’ve seen from these two teams in the tournament so far, this could be a very tight encounter.
- 26 minutes ago: KICK-OFF! We’re underway!
