Ronwen William Hayden was made Bafana Bafana captain in August 2021 after Thulani Hlatshwayo was excluded from the staff squad by Hugo Broos.
South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams, has revealed that he tried to get into the minds of the Nigerian penalty takers when each side met on the AFCON semi-final, Soccernet.ng experiences.
Williams, 32, received the Golden Glove Award on the AFCON 2023 event in Ivory Coast after an unimaginable efficiency that noticed him seal his identify within the competitors’s historical past.
The event award winners at AFCON 2023:
▪️Greatest Participant: William Troost-Ekong (age 30)
▪️Golden Boot: Emilio Nsue (age 34)
▪️Greatest Goalkeeper: Ronwen Williams (age 32) pic.twitter.com/DH6QbKqS5q— ESPN Africa (@ESPNAfrica) February 12, 2024
In South Africa’s quarter-final conflict towards Cape Verde, the Mamelodi Sundowns artificial 4 saves within the penalty shoot-out to ship Hugo Broos’ aspect to the semi-finals, changing into the primary goalkeeper to document such a feat.
Sadly, he couldn’t repeat his heroics towards the Tremendous Eagles of Nigeria, as 4 penalties went previous him. He admitted that he tried to get into the top of a number of the spot-kick takers, however his plan failed.
“Clearly, it’s both you’re going considered one of three sides, it’s both down the center or left or proper. Now they don’t need us to speak to the gamers anymore. I attempt to push the bounds, so I’m going as much as them and attempt to inform them the place they’re going in order that a minimum of I’ve reduce out one aspect. They began learning me as properly you recognize, 4 out of 5 penalties, they went down the center, so now I have to give you higher concepts,” the previous Tremendous Sports activities United goalkeeper instructed CBS Sports Golazo.
Ronwen Hayden Williams could have one other alternative to exert his revenge on the Nigerian staff when each side meet of their World Cup Qualifier in June.
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