The Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON 2023, served up another exciting encounter as Zambia and Tanzania played out a pulsating 1-1 draw in Group F’s round 2 tie.
Leicester City’s Patson Daka emerged as the hero for Chipolopolo, scoring a dramatic late equaliser to cancel out Tanzania’s early lead, Footballrover reports.
Taifa Stars Strike First, Zambia Responds Late
Tanzania, nicknamed the Taifa Stars, stunned the Zambians early on at the Stade de San Pédro, grabbing the opening goal in just the 11th minute.
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One goal in each half as Zambia & Tanzania share the points. ????#ZAMTAN | #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023 pic.twitter.com/Gx0kNesoJt
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The strike put Zambia on the back foot, and their woes deepened when Rodrick Kabwa received a red card in the 44th minute, reducing them to ten men.
Despite the numerical disadvantage, Zambia refused to back down.
They upped the tempo in the second half, and their persistence paid off in the 88th minute.
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Patson Daka scores the equalizer for Zambia against Tanzania.pic.twitter.com/ohFeBhqMnT
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Clatous Chama delivered a pinpoint cross, which Daka met with a clinical header to level the score and send the Zambian fans into a frenzy.
Drama and Points Shared
The 1-1 draw leaves Group F wide open, with all four teams still in contention for a place in the knockout stages.
While Morocco tops the group with four points, the Democratic Republic of the Congo currently holds second place with two points, followed by Zambia by two points.
Tanzania occupies the bottom spot with one point.
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Last Updated on January 21, 2024 10:08 pm by Sir Kris
Chipolopolo kicked off their AFCON campaign with a hard-fought 1-1 draw with DR Congo but were expecting a result from a Tanzanian side without a head coach and who lost their opening clash 3-0 to Morocco. Taifa Stars suspended Adel Amrouche after he was given an eight-match ban and fined $10,000 by the Confederation of African Football for comments suggesting ‘Morocco had influence over CAF’. But his side were full value for their point and will be disappointed to not have won the game, having opened the scoring on 11 minutes through Simon Msuva and playing the entire half a man up after Roderick Kabwe saw red on 44 minutes. Further details here… https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/afcon-report-zambia-score-late-to-draw-with-tanzania