Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams was the hero as South Africa edged out Cape Verde 2-1 in a tense penalty shootout to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Saturday night.
The 32-year-old saved four spot-kicks to help his side book a semi-final date with Nigeria.
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After the shootout, many South Africans took to social media to praise Williams’s performance.
The Sundowns keeper kept Bafana in the match and during injury-time, he made a world-class save to deny Cape Verde a winner.
Ronwen Williams is the first goalkeeper in AFCON history to save four penalties in a single penalty shootout.
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Rapper Capper Nyovest was one of the many South Africans to celebrate Williams’s heroics.
Ronwen Williams proves why he is Mzansi’s no.1
“Tonight, you wrote your name in the history books and in our hearts !!! Legend!! First time in 15 years!!! We are going to the CAF semi finals cause of this man!!! Ronwen Williams!!! Thank you,” said @casspernyovest.
@JoBertrand19 wrote: “Never in the history a keeper had saved 4 penalties in a shootout in either the World Cup, or namely AFCON, EURO, or Copa America. 🧤
Never until… Ronwen Williams on 3 Feb 2024″:
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