The Central African side had the brightest of chances to have taken the lead in the first half but missed them.<\/p>\n
Hugo Broos’ side struggled to get their rhythm in the first first period as Sebastien Desbare’s side continued to seqrch for the opener.<\/p>\n
Six minutes into the second half, Congo’s Simon Banza received a precise pass inside the box and took a shot that flew just wide of the right post.<\/p>\n
The team had another chance in the 66th minute when Silas controlled a rebound inside the box. He only had the goalkeeper to beat, but his shot flew a whisker wide of the left post.<\/p>\n
The chances kept on coming for Congo. In the 76th minute, a rebound found Chancel Mbemba in space inside the box, but his shot flew high over the bar.<\/p>\n
Another golden chance came in the 90th minute for the Congolese. Fiston Mayele met a cross in the box and find some space for a shot. He produced an inaccurate effort that went wide of the right post.<\/p>\n
With both sides not separated after 90 minutes, the game went into penalties to determine the winner of the third placed match.<\/p>\n
South Africa won the game of wills 6-5 on penalties and emerged as the best third placed team at AFCON 2023.<\/p>\n
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