Zambia are tied on points with their 2019 AFCON Group K penultimate round qualifier hosts Mozambique who lost away today in Namibia.
Mozambique lost 1-0 in Windhoek to suffer back-to-back defeats to Namibia in Group K heading into the critical penultimate stage games on November 16.
Namibia earlier beat Mozambique 2-1 away in Maputo on October 13.
Peter Shalulile scored in the 78th minute winner to put Namibia one match away from the 10 point threshold needed to secure qualification for next year final with a match to spare.
Namibia are second only on goal difference to leaders Guinea Bissau whom they hosts next month in a top two clash in Windhoek tied on 7 points.
Mozambique is third on 4 points, level with bottom placed Zambia.
The maths is now simple for Zambia who must win away in Maputo and at home against Namibia on March 22 to stand a chance of finishing in the top two to qualify for the finals in Cameroon next June.
Next years AFCON has been expanded from a sixteen to a 24 team tournament that will see the top two from each of the eleven groups qualify to the finals.
So far, Madagascar, Egypt and Tunisia had by press time qualified with two matches to spare.
I wish I was Namibian
Bushiri prophesied that we were going to lose to Guinea Bissau and that we won’t qualify to the AFCON 2019. and for sure we lost to Guinea Bissau! In my opinion we are out. That guy has never missed a prophecy.
Football is not about prophecy otherwise it could bow irrelevant to go into the game already knowing the outcome.
Prediction.. yes, based on passed performance one can predict a game and it may not go that way.
The God I know and worship has only one very important agenda…to save mankind.
This God, the Father of our Lord and Saviour Jesus, is surely not the one behind these prophecies and miracles. Z
Meant it could be irrelevant…
Namibia is one step to Cameroon, but watch how they will mess up …
Zambia should separate religion from Football. Talents play football not religion.