South Africa defeated the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the third-place match and, after 24 years, returned to the African Cup podium, on penalties. After a goalless match, the goalkeeper’s victory Ronwen Williams is decisive after fourteen shots from eleven meters.
This is the third consecutive round for the Belgian team Hugo Bross, who advanced to the quarterfinals against Cape Verde after Williams stopped four shots, but were also knocked out of the finals by Nigeria on penalties. Now he took advantage of this type of tiebreaker to finish third in the consolation duel against DR Congo, managing to close out the match before the shootout and secure victory.
Teboho Mokoena missed South Africa’s first penalty. The Congolese team scored the first four. Another goal was enough to win. Marseille player Chancel Mbemba scored the fifth and it was stopped by goalkeeper Ronwen Williams, the most outstanding player of the South African team.
The launch continued. South Africa did not disappoint and Ronwen Williams showed up again to stop what Meschack Elia killed and give bronze to the South African team.
South Africa, who were champions in 1996 and runners-up in 1998, are back on the podium. He finished third in an African Cup as in 2000 and denied DR Congo equaling its best record, a third place, as it did in 1998 and 2015.
Source: La Verdad
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