Rock Solid defender Troost Ekong scored the decisive goal in the final minute of the encounter against the Bafana Bafana, Bongani Zungu had erased Samuel Chukwueze’s first-half strike.
Troost Ekong scored the winner in the 89th minute of the game, to help Nigeria secure a semi-final ticket of the African Cup of Nations.
Troost-Ekong who battled all night against South African striker Mothiba, got to the end of Moses Simon’s well placed corner kick and stab the ball into an empty net.
He is all smiles again now, though, following his second international goal – which he dedicates to his first child Oscar.
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The goal was his second international goal and he has decided to dedicate it to his first child Oscar.
“I am happy for Troost-Ekong, he dedicates his goal to his son Oscar and we are all happy for him,” a delighted coach Gernot Rohr told the media.
Victory over Stuart Baxter’s men mean Nigeria continue their quest for fourth African Cup of Nations title, Rohr’s menwill now face either Cote d’Ivoire or Algeria in the semi-final on Sunday.
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