South Africa vs Nigeria | HIGHLIGHTS 2026 Women´s Africa Cup of Nations | 08/13/2026 |beIN SPORTSUSA

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South Africa survived a dramatic finish against Nigeria to claim a 2-1 victory at WAFCON 2026 and secure a place in the playoffs for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil. After a tightly contested first half, Thembi Kgatlana put Banyana Banyana ahead in the 56th minute. Refiloe Jane doubled the advantage in the 77th minute with a shot from inside the box that took a deflection and wrong-footed the Nigerian goalkeeper. The drama intensified when Jane was sent off, leaving South Africa to finish the match with 10 players. Nigeria then received a penalty following a VAR review deep into stoppage time, with Christy Ucheibe converting in the 90+3 minute to make it 2-1. But the final moment belonged to Kaylin Swart. After earlier suffering a heavy collision that nearly forced her out of the match, the South African goalkeeper produced a crucial save on the final play to prevent Nigeria from completing the comeback. Watch 15 minutes of goals, VAR drama, a red card, huge saves and all

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