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Nigeria vs South Africa: AFCON prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream

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A meeting of two imperious defences will decide the first entrant to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final when South Africa and Nigeria meet on Wednesday.

The Super Eagles have conceded just one goal at this AFCON and dispatched Angola in a tight game to qualify for the semi-finals.

But Bafana Bafana matched their run of four consecutive clean sheets as goalkeeper Ronwen Williams delivered the heroics in their penalty shootout win over Cape Verde.

Only once since their last Cup of Nations title, which came just over a decade ago, have Nigeria reached the last four – and they have lost five of their last six AFCON semi-finals.

South Africa’s wait stretches back even further, with no title since 1996 and this their first run to the last four since 2000.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Nigeria vs South Africa is scheduled for a 5pm GMT kick-off on Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

The match will take place at Stade de la Paix in Bouake.

Where to watch Nigeria vs South Africa

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on BBC Two, with coverage starting at 4.30pm GMT, as well as Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

Live stream: Sky subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app while the game will also be shown for free via the BBC Sport and iPlayer portals.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.

What we know

♦ Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen was taken off late on against Angola with an abdominal injury and he did not join the rest of the squad in flying out to Bouake on Monday evening.

A team statement assured that he could yet be released to travel on Tuesday if he passes medical checks.

Hugo Broos has a settled line-up for South Africa, with the defence entirely made up of Mamelodi Sundowns players.

However, after failing to score against Cape Verde he could tinker with the attack.

♦ Both teams have been outstanding defensively throughout the tournament and it feels as though a single goal will prove the difference in this game.

Head to head (h2h) history and results

Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong scored an 89th-minute winner when Nigeria knocked Bafana Bafana out of the 2019 Cup of Nations quarter-finals, which was these two sides’ last meeting.

Nigeria wins: 7

South Africa wins: 2

Draws: 5

Nigeria vs South Africa match odds

Nigeria to qualify: 1/2

South Africa to qualify: 7/1

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Joe Biden Grants Posthumous Pardon to Black Nationalist Marcus Garvey

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On Sunday, President Joe Biden made a powerful move by posthumously pardoning Marcus Garvey, the Black nationalist who left a lasting mark on figures like Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders.

Back in the 1920s, Garvey was hit with a mail fraud conviction that many believe was just a way to silence his growing voice in the fight for racial pride. Alongside Garvey, Biden also granted pardons to a prominent Virginia lawmaker and advocates pushing for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform, and gun violence prevention.

Congressional leaders had been calling on Biden to clear Garvey’s name, arguing that his conviction was more about politics than justice. After his conviction, Garvey was sent back to his native Jamaica, where he lived until his passing in 1940. This pardon is a nod to recognizing the legacy of a man who inspired countless others and fought fiercely for his people.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said of Garvey: “He was the first man, on a mass scale and level” to give millions of Black people “a sense of dignity and destiny.”

As President Biden wraps up his term on Monday, it’s still up in the air whether he’ll issue pardons for those who’ve faced criticism or threats from President-elect Donald Trump. Granting preemptive pardons for anyone who might be investigated or prosecuted by the incoming administration would push the limits of presidential power into uncharted territory.

Biden has already made history by issuing the most pardons and commutations in a single presidency. Just last Friday, he announced that he’s commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 folks locked up for nonviolent drug offenses. He also gave a blanket pardon to his son Hunter, who faced charges related to gun and tax issues.

Additionally, Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 out of the 40 individuals on federal death row, swapping their death sentences for life in prison—this move comes right as Trump, who has been vocal about his support for capital punishment, is stepping into office. During his first term, Trump oversaw an unprecedented wave of executions, with 13 carried out even amid the pandemic.

It’s important to note that a pardon wipes the slate clean, lifting guilt and punishment, while a commutation simply lightens or eliminates the sentence without clearing the wrongdoing.

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At least seven people killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine

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ACCRA (Reuters) -A Ghanaian small-scale miners’ association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti mine on Saturday night, while the army said seven illegal miners had been killed in a firefight.

Kofi Adams, local chairman of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners, told Reuters that nine people had been killed and fourteen severely injured in the incident at the Obuasi gold mining site in the West African country’s Ashanti Region.

He said the people had not been armed.

Earlier, Ghana’s armed forces said that about 60 illegal miners carrying locally manufactured rifles and other weapons breached the mine’s security fence at around 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) on Saturday and fired on a military patrol deployed there, leading to a shootout.

“This is unprecedented (and) it’s difficult to understand why this happened,” Adams said, noting that in the past, trespassers on the site had been scared off with warning shots.

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama ordered an immediate investigation into the incident, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday, calling it “tragic”.

The government has asked AngloGold Ashanti to cover the medical expenses of the injured and the cost of burials, the presidency’s statement said.

AngloGold Ashanti could not immediately be reached for comment.

The Johannesburg-listed miner owns the Iduapriem and Obuasi mines in southern Ghana. The two mines produced more than 490,000 ounces of gold last year.

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Thousands attend funeral of Liberian ex-warlord Prince Johnson

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Thousands gathered in northern Liberia on Saturday for the funeral of warlord-turned-politician Prince Johnson, a notorious face of the country’s brutal civil wars who died without facing trial.

Back-to-back conflicts devastated the small west African country from 1989 until 2003, claiming around 250,000 lives and resulting in massacres, mutilation, rape, cannibalism and the widespread use of child soldiers.

Johnson became infamous in 1990 after appearing in a video sipping beer as he calmly watched his fighters mutilate and torture president Samuel Doe to death.

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