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Warriors takes on Lesotho in Cosafa Cup semi-final

by Sports reporter
17 Jul 2013 at 04:16hrs | Views
CHAMPIONS Zimbabwe will be hoping to continue with their dominance over Lesotho, which has stretched over 32 years, when they clash against the Crocodiles in a Cosafa Cup semi-final at Levy Mwanawasa stadium in Ndola today.

Zimbabwe and Lesotho will square off at 5pm in the first of a double header at the newly-built stadium in this Copperbelt town before hosts Zambia meet South Africa in another potentially explosive showdown at 8pm.

The Warriors have only lost once to their opponents in 15 meetings since September 1981 and that shock defeat came in an African Cup of Nations qualifier at Barbourfields on January 14 in 2001 with the Crocodiles, who have exuded determination and fighting spirit in this year's competition, rallying from behind to win that encounter.

Warriors skipper Masimba Mambare said their confidence had been boosted by their hard fought penalty shoot-out win over Malawi in the quarter-finals which had helped them walk with a spring in their step.

The Warriors fizzled out of the game in the second period of their first match here and needlessly conceded a late equaliser three minutes from time.

"Hopefully this win was the beginning of better things to come and we will not relax because we need to regain our rightful place as a powerhouse in the region," Mambare said.

The second semi-final between Chipolopolo and Bafana Bafana is a clash of two sides that have very little separating them despite frequently meeting.

Source - herald