Zambia redeemed themselves in the 2016 CHAN qualifiers following a 6-5 post-match penalty home win over Namibia on Saturday at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
Chipopolopolo’s win also saw them avenge two successive defeats at the hands of Namibia after losing 2-1 in the first leg on June 21 and 5-4 on post-match penalties in the 2015 Cosafa Cup quarterfinals on may 24 in South Africa.
The game was decided on post-match penalties after Zambia’s 2-1 home win today saw the match tied 3-3 on aggregate to force a shootout decider.
Kondwani Mtonga, Moses Phiri, benedict Chepeshi, Buchizya Mfune and Christopher Munthali all converted for Zambia.
Veteran striker Winston Kalengo scored the winning goal in regulation time to keep the tie alive and later converted Zambia’s 6th penalty in sudden death to send Zambia through to the final qualifying round in October where they will face Mozambique who beat Seychelles 4-0 away to advance 9-1 on aggregate.
Meanwhile in the 90 minutes, Zambia took the lead in the 30th minute through Festus Mbewe but Benjamin Nenavu equalised in the 45th minute.
Kalengo scored the winning goal in the 75th minute on their way to a post-match penalty win.
Zambia has failed to qualify for the last two editions of the CHAN finals since winning bronze at the inaugural tournament in cote d’Ivoire in 2009.
The CHAN tournament is an Africa Cup exclusively for home-based players that enters its fourth edition in Rwanda next year.
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Rubbish win Namibia deserved to win they are serious than zambia this is spoiling good team chances to win the Africa cup may Mozambique win so that we save the forex rather than spending it on tourist.
You’re right Africa in saying Namibia are serious and Zambia has become game spoilers! Any serious team shows strides made in their advancement on the game and in this case Namibia have shown what efforts they have put in improving their game and one can not take it for granted that they remain historic underdogs! I congratulate Namibia for giving Zambia a lesson that no longer is the country a soccer power house in southern Africa. Zambia has problems with the game and its administration, therefore must put its house in order. It’s a stroke of luck beating Namibia.
MMD Minister Vincent Mwale alitumpa. He cheated us that there was a new “white” coach coming before July? Liar liar like fi PF….
Penalties? ?? Useless win!!!! it is as good as a loss going by zambian’s historical football standard
Ok we hav won but with a big question mark,we nerver used to count namibia but now they give us a good run for our money and this showz that our football haz stagnanted and am worried we hearding nowhere
Spot kicks with Namibia, if it was Nigeria or Ghana.
I Stopd Suportng Zambia Wen Herve Renar Went.
I Stopd Supotng Zambia Wen Herve Renar Left.
When football infrastructure have improved,this is the result you give us?Shame on you. I think Namibia has focus.