AFCON keeper saves 4 penalties in shootout as Man Utd followers plead ‘signal him’

An AFCON goalkeeper had Manchester United followers pleading to signal him after saving 4 penalties in a shootout.

Ronwen Williams was the hero for South Africa of their quarter-final victory over Cape Verde. The match headed to pens after he’d stored his fourth straight clear sheet within the match.

He’d made a shocking finger-tip save to disclaim opposition striker Benchimol in stoppage time on the finish of the sport – however the most effective was but to come back. Using notes caught on his water bottle, Williams saved 4 of Cape Verde’s 5 spot kicks.

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He went to his proper to disclaim former United flop Bebe, Willy Semedo and Laros Duarte. Bryan Teixeira then scored their fourth try, however Patrick Andrade noticed his decisive effort stopped by Williams, who was mobbed by his South African colleagues as they triumphed 2-1.

Watching on from afar, the Red Devils fanbase referred to as for his signature. One supporter responded: “@ManUtd sign him.” Another commented: “Get @ManUtd on the line.” A 3rd wrote: “@AndreyOnana take note!”

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“@ManUtd, this is a goalkeeper,” identified a fourth, whereas a fifth added: “@ManUtd in case you are looking for the goalkeeper.” And a sixth argued: “Yo this keeper better than Onana.”

Before Williams, no keeper had made a save in a shootout at this yr’s AFCON. The 32-year-old, who performs for Mamelodi Sundowns in his dwelling nation, instructed SABC Sport he was “over the moon” post-match.

“I’m filled with joy, happiness,” he continued. “Not for the penalties, but for the team. We deserve it, we’ve fought so hard to the end. To keep fighting, 120-plus minutes.

“To combat and preserve going, guys have been cramping, that simply reveals the will and can we needed to preserve going. So I’m simply over the moon and glad we got here out victorious immediately.”

Williams agreed it was the highlight of his career so far, although that could yet be beaten with Nigeria next up in their final four clash. He added: “I do not suppose something will high this except we go on and win it.

“I’m over the moon, ecstatic, but once again, it’s not me, it’s the team, the analysts. We studied the penalties, they send me so many penalties, so credit to them.”