Much of the attention for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals between Bafana Bafana and the Super Eagles, will be on their goalkeepers who each boast four clean sheets so far.
South Africa keeper Ronwen Williams discusses how his opponent Stanley Nwabali of Nigeria, has been inspired by the progress of the South African's career.
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"I'm happy for him (Nwabali). We played against each other here in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) and I had a chat with him. It was so weird when he told me I inspire him," Williams told the media during the press conference on Tuesday.
Both the Mamelodi Sundowns and Chippa United keepers have the most clean sheets at Afcon to date, and Williams jokes that he hopes Nwabali will concede on Wednesday.
"With the way he is playing now, I'm just happy that I can inspire a fellow professional. So, we will share the stage...
"And go out there to continue what we have been doing for our teams and be the best that we can be and he has been amazing. But hopefully he can concede against us (laughs) so that we can go to the final," Williams said.
The 32-year-old Williams amazed viewers when he stopped four penalties in the shootout against Cape Verde in the quarter-finals of Afcon on Saturday.
Bafana will need Williams to be at his very best again when they take on a powerful Nigeria side in the last four.
Nwabali's stock has risen at Afcon too, and he has been linked with a move to Kaizer Chiefs lately.
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