Both semi finals of the AFCON took place yesterday with Nigeria defeating South Africa and Ivory Coat defeating DR Congo to make their way to the final.
The Nigeria game came down to the wire with a penalty shootout after a last minute penalty in normal time from South Africa took it to extra time.
Victor Oshimen did actually score for the Nigerian side however, it was overruled through VAR after a penalty shout from the other side of the pitch. Once the Egyptian referee went back and had a look through the VAR monitor, it was decided that it was a penalty and the goal was ruled out.
It went from Nigeria being 2-0 up with 4 minutes to go to it going into extra time with a 1-1 score line.
This year marks their first AFCON final since 2013 when they won the tournament. They have appeared in 8 AFCON finals in history with 3 of them bringing the title back to Nigeria. They go on to face the home side, Ivory Coast, to try and make it 4 times out of 8 that they have won in the final.
A record has been equalled with ex-Watford centre back William Troost-Ekong, reaching 5 goals in the tournament which is a record for goals scored by defenders in the AFCON. With the final still to play, in the back of his mind fans are hoping that he can bring them the trophy with a goal and captain his side to their first AFCON in over 10 years.
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