Namibia vs Zimbabwe Match Analysis & Prediction
10/10/2024 4:00 pm
The opening match of round three in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers kick off on Thursday when Namibia face Zimbabwe at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.
After posting their best-ever run, reaching the last 16 before bowing out to Angola at the 2023 AFCON in the Ivory Coast earlier this year, Namibia’s participation in the next edition is in serious jeopardy unless they can turn their form around.
Two rounds into qualifying, Namibia are rooted to the bottom of Group J and are currently one of only seven of the 36 participating nations yet to secure their first point in the tournament.
Collin Benjamin’s side will need to avoid defeat in all of their remaining matches in this section to stand a chance of qualifying, and history suggests they may be able to start with a win here, given that they have beaten Zimbabwe in six straight encounters prior to this one.
Zimbabwe have had a mixed return to international football since their ban imposed by FIFA was lifted last year, and they will enter this contest seeking to avoid a fourth successive game without a win.
Zimbabwe’s winless run includes a 2-0 defeat to Kenye at the COSAFA Cup last year and back-to-back goalless draws, again against the Harambee Stars, and then to Cameroon, in the first two rounds of this competition.
Namibia vs. Zimbabwe Head to head
In the previous eight meetings between these two teams, Namibia have claimed six victories while Zimbabwe have won two. Namibia have scored 16 goals and conceded 10 in the process.
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21/05/2015Namibia4Zimbabwe1Friendlies
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16/07/2017Namibia1Zimbabwe0CAF African Nations Championship
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23/07/2017Zimbabwe1Namibia0 PCAF African Nations Championship
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11/11/2017Namibia3Zimbabwe1Friendlies
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11/07/2021Namibia2Zimbabwe0COSAFA Cup
Namibia Team News
Namibia have called up several players who are currently based in South Africa for this month’s qualifiers, including the likes of Orlando Pirates midfielder Deon Hotto, Sekhukhune United goalkeeper Lloydt Kazapua and Amazulu defender Riaan Hanamub.
Namibia's Last 5 Matches
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03/07/2024Namibia3Seychelles1COSAFA Cup
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05/07/2024Mozambique0Namibia0 PCOSAFA Cup
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07/07/2024Angola5Namibia0COSAFA Cup
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07/09/2024Cameroon1Namibia0AFCON Qualifiers
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18/09/2024Namibia1Kenya2AFCON Qualifiers
Zimbabwe Team News
Skipper Marvelous Nakamba has returned to the Zimbabwe national squad for this month’s qualifiers after recovering from a knee injury and subsequent surgery which kept him sidelined for over six months.
Zimbabwe's Last 5 Matches
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27/06/2024Comoros0Zimbabwe1COSAFA Cup
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30/06/2024Zambia0Zimbabwe2COSAFA Cup
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02/07/2024Kenya2Zimbabwe0COSAFA Cup
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06/09/2024Kenya0Zimbabwe0AFCON Qualifiers
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10/09/2024Zimbabwe0Cameroon0AFCON Qualifiers
Namibia vs. Zimbabwe: Odds and Predictions
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