Zebras enter Antelopes' backyard

Zebras will face Angola on Sunday PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Zebras will face Angola on Sunday PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Nothing but a win is what the Zebras aim for when they face Angola in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Luanda over the weekend. The Zebras are third in Group I after losing the opener against Mauritania in June last year.

On Sunday afternoon, the team will be eyeing maximum points to improve their chances of reaching the AFCON finals for the second time in history.

However, a mammoth task lies ahead as they visit the Sable Antelopes in their own grazing field. The two sides have met six times since August 2005, with five matches ending in draws and two of those going into penalties with the Zebras emerging victors. The Zebras have only won once in regulation time with a 2-1 scoreline in the COSAFA Cup earlier this year.

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