Zambia are through to the quarterfinal stage at the ongoing 2020 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) in Cameroon.
Coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic’s team booked a place in the knockout stage after battling to a goalless draw in their last Group D match against Namibia at the Limbe Omnisport Stadium on Wednesday.
Zambia came all out from the start to try and get an early goal, but the Namibian team defended in numbers. Emmanuel Chabula and Luka Banda had their shots blocked by the Namibian goalkeeper Ndisiro Kamaijanda.
Namibia also had Elmo Kambindu and Zachriah Chilongoshi come close to finding the next for Namibia before the first half ended.
After resumption, the two teams again came all out again to create many scoring chances, but failed to finish.
Elmo Ukondja Kambindu almost gave Namibia the lead after 81 minutes, but his shot from inside the box was perfectly blocked for a corner.
Zambia’s Chilongoshi again came close but his shot after 89 minutes was blocked. Zambia continued to attack in numbers, but failed to find the net.
After finishing second in Group D, Coach Sredojevic’ s team will now face defending champions Morocco in the quarterfinal stage, while Guinea who topped the Group will battle Rwanda.
It will be the third CHAN quarterfinal stage that Zambia qualify for after getting to the same stage in 2016 and 2018 in Morocco. The Chipolopolo finished third in the inaugural CHAN tournament held in Ivory Coast in 2009.
©Cafonline
