France, July 20 -- Defending champions South Africa and Ghana advanced to Tuesday's semi-finals at the women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco following penalty shoot-out victories over Senegal and Algeria respectively.

After the match ended goalless at the Honneur Stadium in Oujda, South Africatriumphed 4-1 in the shoot-out to set up a semi-final date with Nigeria at the Stade Larbi Zaouli in Casablanca.

Following crucial saves towards the end of the encounter, South Africa's goalkeeper Andile Dlamini emerged as the heroine.

The 32-year-old dived to her left to palm away Senegal's second penalty taken by Nguenar Ndiaye and she sprang to the right to block Meta Kande's next effort.

Those feats left Bambanani Mbane with the chance to ...