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Afcon 2019: Twitter reacts as Nigeria beat South Africa in the quarter-finals

Nigeria beat South Africa 2-1 in a dramatic encounter at Cairo International Stadium on Wednesday night.

The game started slowly before Samuel Chukwueze's opener in the 27th minute. It was then up to Bafana Bafana to get into the game but the Super Eagles contained them very well.

That was until VAR came to Bafana's aid in the 71st minute. Goalscorer Bongani Zungu was in an offside position but he was played on-side since the ball wasn't passed to him by a South African player. Percy Tau's cross had actually struck the back of Nigeria's Odion Ighalo.