Zambia and Tanzania will play in the Africa Cup of Nations’ second round of matches on Sunday afternoon at Stade de San Pedro in Group F.
Favourites of the tournament Morocco, who topped the group after the first round of matches, will play Congo DR, who is in second position, early in the day at this same location.
Zambia was returning to the AFCON after missing the previous three, and they were playing against Congo DR on Wednesday in an attempt to win the competition for the first time since their unexpected victory in 2012.
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A victory, though, proved to be unattainable as Chipolopolo struggled mightily to create scoring opportunities in their opening game of the campaign against Congo DR, managing only three shots on goal.
Nevertheless, they did manage to earn a meaningful point with a 1-1 draw.
Here is how both teams line up
Zambia Starting XI
Mulenga, Chepeshi, Musonda, Banda, Sakala, Banda, Sunzu, Kapumbu, Daka, Kangwa, Kabwe
Tanzania Starting XI
Manuka, Mnoga, Hamad, Abdalla, Miami, Samatta, Msuva, Nondo, Hussein, Saidi, Prosper