Daniel Akpeyi saves penalty for Kaizer Chiefs in 1-1 draw against SuperSport United.
Daniel Akpeyi saved a penalty for Kaizer Chiefs in their 1-1 draw against SuperSport United.
-The draw helped Akpeyi and his teammates to go top on the South African League standings.
- Akpeyi was among the Super Eagles players who won bronze medal at the AFCON 2019 Super Eagles goalie Daniel Akpeyi was on Saturday night, August 24, the hero for his club after saving a penalty in their 1-1 draw against SuperSport United in South African League.
After both teams scored in which the match was heading for a draw,
Daniel Akpeyi's defense was exposed towards the end of the match in which the referee gave a penalty.
Bradley Grobler stepped forward to play the penalty for SuperSport United, and Daniel Akpeyi was superb to deny the striker the winning goal.
Akpeyi guessed correctly therefore diving the right way to beat the kick away and keep the score tied 1-1.
The draw for Daniel Akpeyi's Kaizer Chiefs took them to the top of the South African Premier League division with seven points after three games.