Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams has been named as the Africa Cup of Nations Goalkeeper of the Tournament following his heroics in Ivory Coast.
The 32-year-old walked away with the award for his heroics in leading South Africa to the bronze medal at the AFCON.
He played a crucial role for Bafana throughout the tournament especially in the quarter-final against Cape Verde in which he saved four penalties as well as saving two penalties against DR Congo in the third-place playoffs.
Not only a bronze medal 🥉 coming home, but a Fair Play Award and GoalKeeper of Tournament awarded to our Captain Ronwen Williams. See you all soon 🇿🇦 #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 #AFCON2023 #BafanaPride pic.twitter.com/SeNP4DIm2e
— Bafana Bafana (@BafanaBafana) February 11, 2024
TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Cote d’Ivoire 2023 Winners List:
Winner: Cote d’Ivoire
Finalist: Nigeria
Third: South Africa
Fourth: Democratic Republic of Congo
TotalEnergies Best Player: William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)
Puma Golden Boat: Emilio Nsue Lopez
Best Ecobank Goalkeeper: Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
Fair-Play Air Côte d’Ivoire Team: South Africa
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