Summary

  • South Africa beat Cape Verde on penalties to reach Afcon semi-finals

  • Goalkeeper Williams saves four penalties in shootout after goalless 120 minutes

  • South Africa will face Nigeria in semi-finals on Wednesday

  1. Goodbye!published at 22:58 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    FT: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa (South Africa win 2-1 on penalties)

    And that's us done for the night. Incredible scenes.

    Catch everything Afcon on our dedicated page and we'll see you soon!

    Have a good one.

  2. Postpublished at 22:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    FT: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa (South Africa win 2-1 on penalties)

    What a match. South Africa reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2000.

    They'll face Nigeria on Wednesday.

  3. SOUTH AFRICA REACH SEMI-FINALSpublished at 22:52 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February
    Breaking

    FT: Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa (South Africa win 2-1 on penalties)

    Cape Verde's fairytale run is over.

    South Africa keeper Ronwen Williams is the hero, saving four out of five penalties in the shootout.

  4. MISSED PENALTY - Cape Verde 1-2 South Africapublished at 22:52 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Saved (Patrick Andrade)

    Would you believe it? Ronwen Williams saves his FOURTH penalty in the shootout, diving to his right again to keep Patrick Andrade's effort out and send South Africa into the semi-finals.

  5. Postpublished at 22:51 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Cape Verde have to score their next penalty to stay in Afcon.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Cape Verde 1-2 South Africapublished at 22:50 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Mothobi Mvala

    Confidently done by Mothobi Mvala, who side-foots into the corner, sending the keeper the wrong way.

  7. goal

    GOAL - Cape Verde 1-1 South Africapublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Bryan Teixeira

    That's more like it!

    Bryan Teixeira strokes his penalty beyond the reach of Ronwen Williams and into the corner... albeit the South Africa keeper did go the right way yet again!

  8. Postpublished at 22:49 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Wow. Six penalties, one goal, one miss, four saves.

  9. MISSED PENALTY - Cape Verde 0-1 South Africapublished at 22:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Saved (Aubrey Modiba)

    Has a penalty shootout ever finished 1-0?

    Aubrey Modiba's penalty, low and down the middle, is saved by the legs of Verde Vozinha.

  10. MISSED PENALTY - Cape Verde 0-1 South Africapublished at 22:47 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Saved (Laros Duarte)

    Three saves in a row! More heroics from Ronwen Williams, who leaps to his right to palm Laros Duarte's penalty away.

    A remarkable performance from the South Africa goalkeeper.

  11. Postpublished at 22:47 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Four penalties, just one converted. It's tense.

  12. MISSED PENALTY - Cape Verde 0-1 South Africapublished at 22:46 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Zakhele Lepasa

    Zakhele Lepasa hits his penalty hard, high... and over via the top of the crossbar.

    Hope for Cape Verde.

  13. MISSED PENALTY - Cape Verde 0-1 South Africapublished at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Saved (Willy Semedo)

    Oh my word, Ronwen Williams just won't be beaten.

    After his incredible stoppage-time save at the end of the 90 minutes, he's now kept out the first two penalties he's faced in the shootout.

    This time, Willy Semedo is denied.

  14. goal

    GOAL - Cape Verde 0-1 South Africapublished at 22:45 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Teboho Mokoena

    You don't save those!

    Teboho Mokoena absolutely smashes his penalty high into the net.

  15. MISSED PENALTY - Cape Verde 0-0 South Africapublished at 22:43 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Saved (Bebe)

    Advantage South Africa.

    Bebe strikes his penalty hard and low to the goalkeeper's right, but South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams is equal to it.

  16. Postpublished at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa

    Cape Verde will take the first penalty of the shootout. Bebe is on the ball.

  17. Postpublished at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa

    Some South Africa players have taken their boots off. Hoping it won't go to sudden death?

  18. FULL-TIMEpublished at 120+1 mins

    Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa

    No further action. We go to penalties.

  19. INJURY TIMEpublished at 120 mins

    Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa

    One minute added on. Sixty seconds before penalties.

  20. Postpublished at 22:36 Greenwich Mean Time 3 February

    Cape Verde 0-0 South Africa

    Ian Williams
    BBC Sport Africa in Yamoussoukro

    We are now watching the dying embers of this game through a haze of smoke that has settled over the stadium.

    I am not sure what is causing it but it does have the whiff of barbeque about it and there are plenty of outdoor eateries in this city.

    Suddenly it is South Africa pushing for the winner as the clock ticks down.