Ronwen Williams was named Man of the Match for Bafana Bafana in Saturday's Africa Cup of Nations semi-final against Cape Verde.
The match ended 0-0 after extra time, and a penalty shootout would decide which team would face Nigeria in the semi-finals.
Williams made four saves to keep Bafana home.
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After the game, the 32-year-old said the team had done their homework and credited them for their hard work behind the scenes.
Ronwen Williams' heroics save Bafana at Afcon
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“I'm very satisfied. I'm full of joy and happiness… It's not a penalty, it's for the team, we deserved it. We ended up under 120 minutes, almost under 130 minutes to keep fighting and keep going. “The players were twitching, but it just shows the desire and will to keep going, so I'm really happy to get the win today.
Asked if Saturday was the best night of his career, Ronwen Williams said there was nothing better than saving four penalties to ensure his country qualified for the semi-finals. .
“I don't think we can top this unless we keep winning. Again, it's not me, it's the team, it's the analysts, we study the penalties and they gave me so many credit to the analyst because he sent a penalty of
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Bafana will face Nigeria in the Afcon semi-finals on Wednesday.
“It's going to be a big tournament so we need to prepare accordingly and we're looking forward to the challenge,” Ronwen Williams said.
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