Hilarious AFCON commentary sees broadcaster go viral AGAIN, as Mohamed Barakat sings World Cup classic ‘Waka Waka’ in shoot-out after rising to fame during Everton’s defeat to Fulham earlier this season
A commentator has gone viral after singing during South Africa’s victory over Cape Verde.
South Africa advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament after winning in dramatic fashion, beating their opponents in a penalty shootout after the match finished 0ā0.
In a fairly even match, the two sides played out a hard-fought draw, with 41 shots fired, but the deadline could not be exceeded by either side in the 120 minutes played.
Ronwen Williams was the hero in the shoot-out, saving four Cape Verdean penalties as his side won 2-1 in a series of poor quality penalties.
The final penalty was taken by Patrick Andrade, and Williams secured his fourth save, with one commentator perhaps enjoying the action a little more than most.
Commentator Mohamed Barakat has gone viral again for his broadcast of Cape Verde’s AFCON defeat to South Africa
Cape Verde lost on penalties to their opponents on Saturday, with Barakat’s take on the action doing the rounds online
The commentator gave a rendition of Shakira’s World Cup classic ‘Waka Waka’ as the final penalty was taken
Mohamed Barakat is an Arabic commentator who went viral when he appeared to sing a rendition of Jax Jones’ ‘You Don’t Know Me’ during Everton’s shoot-out defeat to Fulham in the Carabao Cup earlier this season.
He delivered his version of the hit single when Amadou Onana missed his shot in the shoot-out, and has now put his vocal cords to the test again.
Commenting for Asian broadcaster beIN Sports, Barakat broke into song as Andrade stepped up to take the final kick of the match.
Needing to score, he shot as Barakat sang: ‘It’s time for Africa’, but Williams saved the kick to give South Africa the win.
The save led to jubilant scenes as the winners reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time since 2000.
South Africa reached the last four of the competition for the first time since 2000 and remain underdogs
Goalkeeper Ronwen Williams was the hero of the shoot-out and saved four penalties for his team
Barakat also went viral earlier this season when he performed a rendition of Jax Jones’ ‘You Don’t Know Me’ during Everton’s Carabao Cup defeat to Fulham
In a wide-open competition, with the final eight teams completely different from those of the 2021 edition, South Africa remain the underdogs and fourth favorites of the four remaining teams in the competition.
Nigeria remains favourites, with host country Ivory Coast in second place and DR Congo in third place.
South Africa’s reward for their victory is a semi-final draw against the favorites on Wednesday, while Ivory Coast and DR Congo face each other later in the day.
The final is scheduled for Sunday, February 11.