Tiny Cape Verde showed Zambia how to do it in the 2014 World Cup qualifier by winning their crucial away decider.
Like Zambia, Cape Verde’s road to Brazil was benefactors of free three points from FIFA after their March 24 Group B qualifier away to Equatorial Guinea who had initially beaten them 4-3 in Malabo.
The Islanders under their coach Lúcio Antunes, whose day job is an air traffic controller, went to Tunisia on Saturday one point behind the four-time World Cup finalists whom they beat 2-0 in Rades.
That shock result saw Cape Verde sneak into top spot on 12 points, one ahead of Tunisia to book their playoff qualifying date.
Weekend Scorecard
Week 20
07/09/2013
Lime Hotspurs 0-Napsa Stars 1(Patrick Mwansa 59″)
Power Dynamos 3(Mathews Nkowani 10″, Graven Chitalu 18″, Cletus Chota 46″)-Zesco United 1(Alfred Luputa 12″)
Konkola Mine Police 0-Nkana 0
Red Arrows 3(Shadreck Malambo 63″, Evans Musonda 68″, Stanley Nshimbi ?”)-Konkola Blades 0
Green Buffaloes 0-Zanaco 2(
Roan United 3( Kabwe Chileshe 30″, John Lomani 47″, Anos Tembo ?”)-Nkwazi 1(Peter Lungu ?”)
Kalulushi Modern Stars 1(Josphat Kasusu ?”)-Nchanga Rangers 2(Felix Nyaende ?”, Alex Ngonga ?”)
Forest Rangers 1(Friday Kabubi 40″)-Kabwe Warriors 0
Green Buffaloes 0- Zanaco 2(Henry Banda 38″, Maunga Kabuku 76″)
2013 TOP SCORERS
08/09/2013
Festus Mbewe (Nkana) 11
Bonwell Mwape (Nchanga) 10
Winston Kalengo (Zesco) 8
Reynold Kampamba (Nkana) 7
Stewart Chikandiwa (Nkwazi)7
Graven Chitalu(Power) 6
Felix Nyaende (Nchanga) 6
Owen Mwendabai (Warriors) 6
Roderick Kabwe(Zanaco) 6
Anos Tembo (Roan United) 5
Henry Banda (Zanaco) 5
Stanley Nshimbi (Arrows) 5
Alex Ngonga (Nchanga) : 5
Zachariah Simukonda (Napsa Stars/Roan) 5
Davies Mwape (Zanaco): 5
Percy Bilyoti (Green Buffaloes) 5
Chipungu Musukuma (Nkwazi) 5
Larry Siakasipa (Kabwe Warriors) 4
Aubrey Zulu (Zanaco) 4
Nawa Nawa (Kalulushi): 4
Maybin Mwaba (Zesco): 4
Lottie Phiri (Zesco) 4
Chipulu Chileya(Mine Police): 4
Owen Kaposa (Forest) 4
Lyson Sikaonga (Roan) 4
Kennedy Mudenda (Power) 4
William Chinse(Kalulushi) 4
ba lt,
please stop rubbing it in as if its not painful.
we all wanted our team to progress but alas….
by the way, govt has retained renard for another year as coach.
the question is, FOR WHAT?
Every dog has it’s day, this wasnt our time to be in Brasil, am thinking for a very good reason, we await the actuall events to commence so we can know why things turned out the way they just did, there is a reason for everything.
Ba Zambia AMA rubbish!. U need prayers or else u will never make it to the World Cup.