New Coach Needs All The Support

After Stanley Tshosane, came Peter Butler, and then David Bright, but a second appearance at the AFCON has proved elusive. It has not been all gloom and doom, after the Zebras reached the finals of the COSAFA Cup twice in the last three years. But the Zebras have remained lightweights on the continent, failing to repeat the 2012 heroics.

A tough AFCON group with holders Algeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe awaits the Zebras.  On Saturday, Malawi is the opponent in the World Cup qualifiers. The impact of a Zebras win was felt during the Jelusic Veselin and Tshosane era. It proved the effect of football, even on the economy, as several sectors benefitted downstream.