Dakar, Senegal - The South African under-23 soccer team qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics with a 3-1 win on penalties over Senegal in the third/fourth place play-off in the under-23 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday at Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. As the match ended goalless after 90 minutes, the contest moved straight to the lottery of a penalty shootout.
SA keeper Jody February stepped up to make three vital saves to help the Rainbow Nation book their ticket on the plane to Rio next year. - African News Agency (ANA)