View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Soccer Laduma (@soccer_laduma)

Login

South Africa Need Just A Point In Cairo Tonight

South Africa Need Just A Point In Cairo Tonight

South Africa's U23s need just a point against Nigeria tonight to book their spot in the semi-finals of the U23 African Cup of Nations, and are closing in on a place at the 2020 Olympics.

Check out some images from Egypt in the gallery above!

With an opening night 0-0 draw with Zambia and then a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast, David Notoane's side have put themselves in a good position to progress into the final four of the competition, with the top three all booking their spot in Tokyo. 

Read: Mokoena's Messi Magic!

The South Africans need just a point against Nigeria this evening in order to make sure they reach the last four where they will play either Egypt or Ghana, but Teboho Mokoena – the hero against Cote d'Ivoire – says they want all three points in Cairo this evening.

Mokoena told SAFA.net, "We played really well against Ivory Coast in our previous match and Nigeria is another side that we will need to manage as well… We have been solid at the back in our previous two group games while pressing forward to create scoring chances of our own. The same approach will be applied in this tie, as we also want to win this game as well."

Read: FIFA Chief Urges Amakhosi To Start Women's Team

The game between South Africa and Nigeria's U23s will get underway at 20h00 this evening, while the Ivorians take on Zambia at the same time as all four teams in the group look to try and make sure they're in the semi-finals come the end of this evening. 

Related tags

Comments

Top 5

Downs Legends Show Off New Kit In NYC Tournament

Jun 13, 2025 07:59 AM in Fan Park

Gallery: All Of Sundowns' Jerseys Since 2016

Jun 15, 2025 01:02 PM in Mamelodi-Sundowns

Mayele Causes A Stir Amid Chiefs Links

Jun 16, 2025 09:26 AM in LaLiga

Chiefs Move Onto A Different Congolese Star

Jun 13, 2025 09:58 AM in Kaizer-Chiefs

Naturena Doors Reopen: Pre-season Day 1

Jun 17, 2025 11:04 AM in Kaizer-Chiefs

Pitso 'Leads' African Giants' Shortlist

Jun 17, 2025 02:02 PM in African Football

SA Permanent Residence Derails Chiefs' Plan?

Jun 17, 2025 01:52 PM in Mamelodi-Sundowns

Mokwana Reflects On First CWC Defeat

Jun 17, 2025 11:19 AM in FIFA-Club-World-Cup

Inside Mofokeng’s Memorable Foundation Launch

Jun 17, 2025 01:31 PM in Fan Park