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Young Warriors Fall To Zambia In COSAFA Semifinal, Fail To Qualify For AFCON

6 months agoFri, 04 Oct 2024 07:13:55 GMT
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Young Warriors Fall To Zambia In COSAFA Semifinal, Fail To Qualify For AFCON

Zimbabwe’s Young Warriors have failed to qualify for the 2025 CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations after losing 6-5 on penalties to Zambia in the semifinal of the COSAFA Qualifier in Mozambique on Thursday, 03 October.

In what was a one-sided first half, Zambia’s Mumba Mwale scored early in the game when he fired the ball into the roof of the net following a deflection.

Zambia skipper David Simukonda led by example when he connected with a cross from Emmanuel Mwanza to make the score 2-0 inside 25 minutes.

Zimbabwe were the better team in the second half and their hard work paid off when Prince Ndhlovu came off the bench to score with an overhead kick.

Zimbabwe were then awarded a penalty after Simukonda was fouled in the box. Denzel Mapuwa’s penalty was saved but Ndhlovu completed his brace as he equalised from the rebound to make it 2-2.

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That sent the game to penalties and after both sides had an early miss, Zambia eventually triumphed 6-5 to reach the decider.

In the other semifinal of the COSAFA Qualifier also played on Thursday, South Africa edged Angola 1-0.

Angola goalkeeper Domingo Da Silva was called on to make a double save in the 19th minute to keep the score level in the first semifinal, however Lee Jody Ahshene opened the scoring shortly afterwards to give South Africa the lead.

He turned his defender before firing into the bottom corner of the net.

South Africa was denied a second goal by the crossbar early in the second half from Shandre Miguel Campbell’s powerful shot.

Angola piled on the pressure in the dying minutes of the game, pushing their opponents to defend deep into their box but it was too little, too late for an equaliser.

South Africa and Zambia will now meet in Saturday’s final of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA Qualifier.

Both teams have qualified for the AFCON U20 finals which will determine the four teams from Africa that will compete at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Chile next year.

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13 Comments

Xx · 5 months ago
Tough luck guys, keep on trying musazwe vamwe vanhu vanoswerera pa app yemahara vanongoshora zvaitwa nevamwe nxaa
Him23 · 5 months ago
well done boys vamwe vanhu vane chipo chekurumbidza vamwe chekushora
gaza · 5 months ago
shiri inozongofa
Munoe · 6 months ago
nisbert muzenda 17 played the same school soccer team with him in primary now shining for zim proud of you bro the guy had talent and was last year young player of season for ngezi platinum stars
Mukanya. · 6 months ago
Tough luck boys!
Anonymous · 6 months ago
Nothing works in Zimbabwe
SONA · 6 months ago
kungoda kutisekesa na Joseph kalimbwe aah
tavez.com · 6 months ago
inga zvakutonetsa
😏 Pindula Watch · 6 months ago
Well done bhoyz, you showed resilience from 2 goal down you managed to level, in the second half, though lotto had to decide the winner but it's been such a remarkable perfomance
Ctrl Alt Del · 6 months ago
as a country ngatimbosiyanei nezve sport timbogadzirisa nyika with the type of leadership we have now hapana chinombobuda even if we have coaches from Mars hove inotangira kuworera kumusoro
Officer#12 · 6 months ago
Haunyepe hama yangu... Avo vakomana venhabvu ngavaende kumusha kunorima nzungu kana mapfunde.... Hapana zvebhora zvinoziikanwa...
Officer#12 · 6 months ago
Ndibikireyi doro munyama upere... Iri jambwa riende... 😭😭😭😭😭

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