VIDEO: Watch Richard Ofori's late penalty as Orlando Pirates beat Simba SC to reach CAF Confederations Cup semis

Published on: 25 April 2022

Ghanaian goalkeeper Richard Ofori was the hero as his late penalty helped Orlando Pirates beat Simba SC to reach CAF Confederations Cup semi-finals.

Ofori, who kept a clean sheet scored the side's winning penalty at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto.

Pirates went into the game with a one goal deficit after losing the first leg at away last week.

The first half ended goalless as both teams failed to hit the back of the net.

After the break, the former King Faisal captain weaved his magic to score the only goal for the Black and Whites in the 60th minute to make it 1-1 on aggregate.

As a result, the game had to travel to the penalty shootouts and it was Pirates who emerge as winners to progress to the semifinals of the Confederations Cup.

Pirates won 4-3 on penalties to book a place in the semifinals.

Watch Richard Ofori's late penalty as Orlando Pirates beat Simba SC reach CAF Confederations Cup semis below:

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