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Zebras at 149 and may be pragmatism is the answer

Zebras at 149 might sound like some celebration of some sort, but no, it’s not. The FIFA rankings have the Zebras at number 149 out of 211 countries.

This is just 16 spots off their worst ever position of 165 recorded way back in 1999. The Zebras suffered another loss on Friday, going down 2-0 to Equatorial Guinea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

This means the national team has gone eight matches without a victory, which should be a worrying statistic for coach, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote. Mpote will be asking for an immediate response from his boys when they host Equatorial Guinea in the reverse fixture at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium tomorrow.

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