Zimbabwe Qualifies for Second Round of 2022 World Cup Qualifying

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Nyakundi Report

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Primary source Kenyan Digest archive

This archive report was first published on 10 September 2019.

On September 10, 2019, Zimbabwe qualified for the second round of 2022 World Cup qualifying after a dramatic 3-1 win over Somalia in Harare.

The victory came despite Somalia taking a 1-0 lead into the first round second leg, and equalizing in Harare with seven minutes remaining to take a 2-1 aggregate advantage.

However, Zimbabwe's star forward Khama Billiat, who plays for South African club Kaizer Chiefs, rifled a shot over the goalkeeper two minutes into stoppage time to seal the win and send Zimbabwe through to the next round 3-2 on aggregate.

Billiat's goal was set up by Marshall Munetsi, who put Zimbabwe ahead on 77 minutes with a spectacular overhead kick when the Somalis failed to clear a corner.

The win was a massive relief for new Zimbabwe coach Joey Antipas, who inherited a team that fared poorly at the recent Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

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