Warriors: Same old story

THE ghost of 2011 came back to haunt the Warriors again in Luanda last night as for the second qualifiers in a row, Zimbabwe fell at the final hurdle going down 2-0 and out on aggregate in the Africa Cup of Nations football finals.

Report by Wellington Toni, Sports Editor

In 2011, the Warriors, under Norman Mapeza, needed a win against the Cape Verde Islands in the final qualifier in October, but two goals in the opening 13 minutes put paid to those hopes as Zimbabwe lost 2-1 on a sad afternoon in Praia.

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