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South Africa vs Nigeria (Semi Finals)| HIGHLIGHTS 2025 AFCON U-20 (Quarter Finals) | 05/15/2025 | beIN SPORTS
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the first the semi-finals the under 20 Africa Cup of Nations the 2025 edition
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here in Egypt South Africa against Nigeria the South Africans of course in
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their yellow and green kicking from right to left in the first half and
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Nigeria immediately down into the final third trying to feed the ball into the
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box and a friendly bounce there just evades Arie he kickoff Sun out now the
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Nigeria in behind opportunity knocks it ball cut across the six-yard box just
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behind the run of Arie he though that space they're leaving him behind well
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corner comes in and off the crossbar or the closest we've come to an opening goal
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coming in I'll tell you what bypasses the fullback over on that far side Smith
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having to come across the centre-back unable to prevent the cross coming in all
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just over the head of Arie he there but so minimal
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ball chipped in behind nice bit of checks but on there Arie he bursts onto it and then
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fires into the side netting kicks the ball away in frustration as well well that'll be a
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yellow card at senior level well here though lovely ball in behind using his
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strength and pace to get it there ahead of Nkwali it's not been quite a settle such a
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settled back for for South Africa changes flowing in
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half an hour in nil nil Nigeria very much on top though
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yeah
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well
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say the coach Aliyu Zubairu for Nigeria did say that you know the weight is off the
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south side now they've qualified for the World Cup that's the main thing they're
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looking for here is at least say wins a corner for Nigeria and around their own area as well
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corner comes into the back post Smith as well get a fingertip on that one it's made more saves than any
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other keeper in the tournament so far and then the touch from Chukwu goes over the crossbar
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Nigeria creating half chances at the moment
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Chukwu was the nearest man to getting his head on that he would have as well if it hadn't been for
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that bit of acro goes long out from the back
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ball well held up now South Africa can come forwards Rappu in space on this near side he's got three players to
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away mate in the middle ball comes in keep it beaten to it well Ebenezer Harcourt came
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just for once the long way out from the back sticking a little bit of space found in midfield and then Rappu
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curling this one in
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well I think the keeper's been caught on his arm by his own kit by his own captain I think
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now look out swinging corner just five yellow shirts to way mat in the area that's never going to be easy
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when there's eight defenders back now kakana South Africa keeping the ball well here in and around the
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area chance for a turn and shot he said the pass comes in
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Chukwu a quick Nigeria coming forwards again here trying to slide that ball in for the run of Magari
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the referee whistle hasn't gone and then Ariya he on the volley
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given no support by his teammates loses the ball and all of a sudden Nigeria
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on the attack again it deflects and just goes wide of the upright
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well I'd love to see a replay from just four players up
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it's not exactly ambitious this
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Jeff to winning the ball in the air Smith
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tries to head the ball back into the six-yard box so yeah
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the side flag stays down
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every time they play the ball out short they give possession back
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to Nigeria
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the ball is whipped in oh and just wide of the upright
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ambitious from Tahir Meghana
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this is better from South Africa suddenly moving the ball with a bit of pace now Repu oh and he's
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slashed at the cross
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that's the best build-up play we've seen all first half from South Africa
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the captain himself wasting it with an awful cross
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well the coulda should have won on Nigeria's part of the end should have been the first score
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of the game 45 minutes now 45 to go it is finalist
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Nigeria the most winning team in the history of the tournament South Africa haven't been in a final in a few years
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getting from left to right in this second half Nigeria
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long run up here from Makoro
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long throw too headed away from near the penalty spot
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Nigeria picking up the loose ball nice footwork from Ayuma lays the ball off shot chipped in but
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very least for South Africa now long ball over to that far side the defense kick
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whoa
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that's a little bit jittery at the back yeah
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Mol I think will probably
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play out on the left some defending to be done first though corner comes in headed away from the edge of the six yard box by Chukwu
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all floated into the back post the keeper doesn't get to it and there's the opener
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as your yak of the substitute keeper came for the ball didn't get that
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and it's tylon smith the center back
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steered his header goal was the keeper nowhere to be seen
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that goes down as a goalkeeping error i'm afraid and against the run of play
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throughout the match somehow south africa take the lead
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see how much it means to tylon smith his first goal of the competition well well
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can't help but wonder if that would have happened with ebenezer harcourt still out on the pitch or not
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corner came in headed away by chukwu
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and a high ball just floated to the back post the keeper tried coming miles got nowhere near the ball
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absolutely nowhere near
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and he had no need either there was a defender with smith there who left it because he gets a call from the keeper
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oh what are nigeria going to do now
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assist by the way for neo rapu oh and a chance for nigeria
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well they just made a couple of changes nigeria wonder about that the wisdom really
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of making those changes while defending a set piece it normally wouldn't really do that
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get the set piece out of the way first then make those changes
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nice ball inside the lobby now on that flag has stayed down here's erie he erie he can't get past
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smith then drags down the south african surely and that'll be a free kick for south africa
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here's the goal core goal score at smith
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back to low that's not the ball best of balls out he'll be coming back with interest in a moment and
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in the shot whiffling just past the upright from omar malanga using his physicality up top
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but now nigeria come forwards rickson
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swings the ball in oh it just evades too and here's the third with the shot driven wide by ibrahim
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set piece for south africa
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four players in the box goes long to the back post the keeper comes for it gets it the second attempt
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this time
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looking for options to move the ball quickly now
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benjamin wins the header smith just smashes it clear
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pretty much at that stage of the game now aren't we for south africa
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don't take any chances at the back and now
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benjamin has got him behind gets down to the byline cuts back puts the ball into the back post
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the header comes in beaten away by smith fired back in the shot blocked in the six yard box
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the shot came in from rickson i think at that far post and all of a sudden nigeria with their tails up
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another ball comes into the area and it's uh yuma always leaning back and not everyone but most nearly
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everyone forward here for nigeria ball comes in and it's flick just past the upright
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missed in the air by kakana that was a heavy touch to say the least from rickson
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now the wall goes long again but it's too late and south africa remarkably have won the first of the
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the semi-finals of this year so for the first time since 1997 south africa will go to the final
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of the under 20 africa cup of nations they might just play against the team that beat them
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so
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