Despite two defeats in the first two matchdays, Norman Mapeza’s Zimbabwe won against Guinea (2-1) on Tuesday evening at the Ahmadou Ahidjou Stadium in Yaoundé.
A historic meeting between the Warriors and the Syli National was officiated by the Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga who became the first female referee to officiate during a TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations match.
In the first half, the foals of Norman Mapeza entered with the firm intention of achieving a positive result and thus dominating the game.
Tigere sent a shot from outside the preparation area, which grazed the right post of Aly Keita.
A few minutes later, Guinea responded with collective action. Kane took a cross from the right, but the leather did not deceive the Zimbabwean keeper.
Knowledge Musona headed in a corner from Never Tigere cross to open the scoring.
The Warriors managed to double the mark against the foals of Kaba Diawara just before the break.
On the restart, Syli National reduced the tempo through their captain Naby Keita.
The attacking midfielder of Liverpool concluded a nice individual work by dribbling two defenders to restart the game.
After this achievement, the Guineans continued to push but without being able to reach the goals of Talbert Shumba
Syli National finished the group stage with four points and moved into second place in Group C, securing a place in the round of 16.
