Zimbabwe Mighty Warriors Leave It Late To Beat South Sudan

Mighty Warriors striker Rudo Neshamba returned to national team colours in dramatic fashion by grabbing a hat-trick against Angola in their Cosafa 2019 Group C opener at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (newzimbabwe.com)

ZIMBABWE’S national women’s football team, the Mighty Warriors were given a scare by minnows South Sudan as they needed a late goal to defeat the North African guest nation in their second Group B encounter at the Cosafa Women’s Championships in Port Elizabeth South Africa on Saturday.

After losing to Tanzania in their first match on Thursday, the Mighty Warriors desperately needed a win to keep their hopes of progressing to the semifinals alive ahead of their final group game against neighbours Botswana on Monday.

Zimbabwe grabbed an early goal in their contest against South Sudan as Rudo Neshamba netted after 12 minutes and it looked as though that would be the start of a rush of scoring.

But South Sudan showed they had learnt much from their 7-0 defeat to Botswana in their opener and were more compact and defensively sound, while also creating some opportunities themselves.

They were rewarded when Chieng Riek raced clear to score on 77 minutes and suddenly it looked as though they would earn a first point at the tournament.

But Zimbabwe would not be denied, and Marjory Nyaumwe scored a winner six minutes later to deny the Sudanese a famous result. South Sudan captain Amy Lasu was named Player of the Match.

The win leaves the Mighty Warriors third in the group on three points behind second placed Botswana who have the same number of points with Botswana.

Tanzania, who beat Botswana 2-0 yesterday are top of the group on six points.

The East African guest nation will not be caught at the top of the pool as their six points can’t be beaten while they also have a better head to head record against both Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Botswana and Zimbabwe will now each hope to get a win when they clash on Monday to take one of them to six points and in the running as the best-placed runner-up to also advance to the semifinals.

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