| Match Time: | January 25, 2010, 19:00 UK | ||
Nigeria booked their place in the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals after seeing off Zambia 5-4 on penalties.
The game ended 0-0 after 90 minutes and extra-time, but it was the Super Eagles that held their nerve in the shoot-out, with keeper Vincent Enyeama saving Thomas Nyirenda’s effort and then going onto scored the winning kick himself.
Nigeria’s win was made to look even better when they were reduced to 10-men in extra-time after Onyekachi Apam picked up his second yellow card.
They will now take on Ghana on Thursday in an all-west African affair with the chance to play the winner of Egypt and Algeria in the final on Sunday.