Goalkeeper and captain Ronwen Williams was the hero once again for Bafana Bafana after saving two penalties as Hugo Broos' charges redeemed themselves after losing 4-2 in penalties against Nigeria in the semi-finals.

Neither side looked ready to take control of the game, with Bafana Bafana preferring a slow build-up from the back and DR Congo not interested in pressing high and leaving spaces behind to be exploited.

That was the story of the first-half, with Williams alert of sniffing out the danger of the DRC attack with ease in a rather flat atmosphere in the boiling arena in Abidjan.

While the second half opened the game up to be a more end to end affair, DR Congo had the more chances and despite changing their entire front three, the finishing issues persisted for the side who only had one win coming into the game for the duration of the tournament.

After the 90 minutes, the game went straight to penalties, with Teboho Mokoena missing Bafana’s first spot-kick however, Williams saved his Mamelodi Sundowns teammate's blushes as Bafana Bafana won their first AFCON bronze medal since 2000.