Coach David Notoane’s team did enough to move to the knockout stages, where they will meet hosts Egypt on Tuesday
They will now hope to finish in the top three at the tournament and seal a place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Notoane’s side were full value for the point and have still yet to concede a goal in their three matches at the finals so far, though the flip side of that coin is that they have only scored one themselves. Katlego Mohamme’s fierce drive from 30 yards also had to be beaten away by the Nigeria gloveman as South Africa piled on the pressure.
Notoane suffered a blow early in the second period when Foster was stretchered off with a knee injury to put the remainder of his tournament in doubt. He was replaced on the night by Keletso Makgalwa.
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