The senior national team, The Zebras this morning left for Algeria to face off in match day 6 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier against Algeria. The Zebras are expected to arrive in Algeria this evening.

The team will play the reigning African champions, Algeria on Monday (March 29th) in the last group game of the qualifiers. 

Already qualified for Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, defending champions Algeria kept their unbeaten record intact with an away thrilling 3-3 draw to Zambia in Lusaka, to retain top spot of Group H with one game to spare.

The draw in Lusaka meant Zimbabwe guaranteed qualification to the Total AFCON finals, having beaten Botswana 1-0 in a simultaneous kick-off in Francistown last night.

Perfect Chikwende scored what proved to be the game’s lone goal after 14 minutes, as Zimbabwe raised their tally to 8 points, four more than Botswana and Zambia to guarantee their place in Cameroon next January.