Ronwen Williams once again made many headlines as Bafana Bafana finished third at the 2023 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) with several spectacular penalty saves as they defeated the Democratic Republic of the Congo 6-5 on penalties. decorated.
Williams, of course, is the favorite to win the Golden Glove Award after making four saves in the quarterfinals against Cape Verde, and is the favorite to win the Golden Glove Award, but if Nigeria's Stanley Nwabali puts in a great performance in the match, things could turn against him. It can be used to your advantage. Title decider.
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Williams has kept five clean sheets in the Afcon tournament and is a superstar, especially when it comes to penalty defense, and his overall stats certainly embody his qualities.
Ronwen Williams was Bafana's star at the Afcon
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Great result for South Africa
After the third place match, coach Hugo Bruce congratulated his team on their success after leading Bafana to their first medal in 24 years.
“I said after the last game against Nigeria that I was very proud of that team and I think today everyone understood why I was so proud,” he said. told reporters.
“This is a tired South African team who played two matches for 120 minutes, two of which were penalties.
“We played against a team that had a day more rest than us, the weather too… and you could see today that we weren't fresh.
“But if you look at the mentality of that group, they fought for every last second of the game. They looked like they were going to be tired, but they kept going.
“That led to today's win and I think we deserved that win,” he added.
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