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Warriors Qualify for AFCON

By Melody March 26, 2021389 views

The victory saw Zimbabwe shoot to eight points, three behind leaders Algeria, who also qualified with 11 points. They settled for a 3-3 draw with Zambia.

This means the game between Zimbabwe and Zambia at the National Sports Stadium is now for purposes of fulfilling a fixture as the Warriors have already qualified for a fifth Nations Cup appearance following successes in 2004, 2006, 2017 and 2019.

Zimbabwe senior men football team, the Warriors, Thursday night celebrated their third successive Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) qualification after beating Botswana 1:0 at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium in Francistown.

The crucial solitary goal came as early as 14 minutes through debutant Tanzania-based forward Perfect Chikwende.

The famous victory which marks Warriors coach Zdravko Logarusic’s first win since taking over as Warriors coach in February last year took them to Group H second position with eight points.

Zambia who staged a historic come back against African Champions, Algeria, a couple of hours after the Warriors’ victory are now on third position with four points.

Botswana and Zambia are both on four points.

Zimbabwe now has an unassailable points tally even if Zambia and Botswana win their last matches on Monday.

The Warriors will host Zambia at the giant national sports stadium while Botswana will visit the Desert Foxes of Algeria.