Zambia needed a late Spencer Sautu goal to earn a 1-1 draw against Guinea in Group D of the TOTAL African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon on Saturday.
The midfielder headed in the equaliser with just three minutes remaining at the Limbe Stadium to rescue the tie for the Chipolopolo.
This was after Syli National midfielder Victor Kantabaduno scored what looked like the winner for the West Africans in the 58th minute until Sauta’s intervention restored parity.
The result means both Zambia and Guinea maintain their places at the top of the group with four points apiece, having won their opening matches last Tuesday.
The southern Africans poured their men forward and were rewarded in the 87th minute when Sauta jumped highest to nod in from left-back Zachariah Chilongoshi’s cross.
Zambia will play Namibia in their final group game at the Limbe Stadium on Wednesday while Guinea travel to the Stade de la Réunification in Douala to face Tanzania in the matches that will be played simultaneously.
Namibia were eliminated from the TOTAL African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Saturday when losing 1-0 to Tanzania in the historic match in Cameroon.
A second-half strike by Farid Mussa was all the Taifa Stars needed to win the first all-female match officials in a CAF senior men’s in the game played at the Limbe Stadium.
The result means both Zambia and Guinea maintain their places at the top of the group with four points apiece while Tanzania keep alive their hopes of advancing with three points in third place.
Namibia has no points after two matches and has thus been eliminated from the competition because they cannot finish at least second the group even if they win their final match.
Namibia will play Zambia in their final group game at the Limbe Stadium on Wednesday while Guinea travel to the Stade de la Réunification in Douala to face Tanzania in the matches that will be played simultaneously.
