Zebras leave for Eritrea

The Zebras play Ethiopia on Saturday with the return leg in Francistown next week Tuesday.

The Zebras won their last competitive fixture against Burkina Faso by a solitary goal in a 2017 Africa Cup on Nations (AFCON) qualifier. The Zebras, who are ranked 121st in the FIFA rankings, will look for a positive start to what is expected to be a gruelling campaign. This would be the first meeting between the Zebras and the East Africans.  Zebras coach, Peter Butler gave a number of fringe players the chance to prove themselves in the Ethiopian game, which was used as a preparatory game for the Eritrea fixture. They include Police XI anchorman, Joseph Joseph, the league top goal scorer Moatlhodi Ralesotla of Green Lovers and Miscellaneous’ Keolopile Moremi.