Ghanaian pair of Richard Ofori and Kwame Peprah were the heroes for their South African side Orlando Pirates as they helped them reach the semi-finals of the CAF Confederations Cup.
Orlando Pirates will receive R7 million which is equivalent to over $440,041.00 in reaching the last four of the competition
Ofori saved one penalty and scored the winner as South African giants Orlando Pirates beat Tanzania's Simba 4-3 on post-match penalties to storm into the semifinal of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.
Pirates won a stoppage-ridden quarterfinal second leg 1-0 in Soweto thanks to a headed goal from forward Peprah, with TV replays shown belatedly suggesting he was offside.
The only goal came just after Democratic Republic of Congo-born Simba forward Crispin Mugalu, who had been cautioned earlier, was shown a red card for a studs-up tackle.
Peprah tied an ill-tempered two-leg showdown at 1-1 on aggregate after Simba won the first encounter through a disputed Shomari Kapombe penalty in Dar es Salaam last Sunday.
Unlike Europe, where Uefa ties go to extra time first, Africa heads straight to penalties and Pirates won the shootout 4-3 with goalkeeper Ofori converting the kick that took the Buccaneers through.
Now, should Pirates go beyond the semi-finals this season, they will be guaranteed a whopping R9.8 million for reaching the CAF Confederation Cup final which is equivalent to $616,057.40.
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