At the beginning of the match, Zambia’s defending was admirable, quickly closing down their Nigerian counterparts through the midfield to keep the Super Eagles – who have had trouble with link-up play throughout the tournament – from easy build-ups. Combined with the strong play along the back line that got characterized their qualifying [...]
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Zambia climbed from fourth place to first in Group D after their 2-1 win over Gabon at the African Cup of Nations. The win puts them through to the quarterfinals and a match-up with Nigeria. Gabon, who entered the match alone atop Group D, finishes tied on points with Zambia and Cameroon but miss out on [...] Jacob Mulenga scored Zambia's goal in the Cooper Bullets' 1-1 draw with Tunisia (Photo: Flickr/Vincent Teeuuwen) An early goal from underdog Zambia enabled the Cooper Bullets to draw former champion Tunisia 1-1 in each team’s Group D, Cup of Nations opener. Zambia got a 17th minute goal from Jacob Mulenga, while Tunisia equalized just before [...] |
 
 
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