COSAFA Kenya’s Emerging Stars eye semi-final spot against Comoros

The COSAFA Cup action continues on Sunday at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium with the second round of games in Group B.

Entrance will be FREE with tickets for available at the USAVE Kwazakhele adjacent to the stadium on a first come, first served basis. Guest nation Kenya were impressive as they defeated defending champions Zambia in their opening match and now come up against Comoros with the chance to claim back-to-back successes. The kick-off is at 12h00 CAT.

Zambia will seek to bounce back when they take on old foes Zimbabwe, who were 1-0 winners against Comoros in their first game. Another defeat will see Chipolopolo out of contention for top spot in the pool, with only the leading team in each group earning a place in the semifinals along with the best placed runner-up across the three pools.

Zambia and Zimbabwe have a long and rich history of clashes against one another, including in the COSAFA Cup. They have met nine times before in the competition, with Zimbabwe leading the head-to-head 4-2 and three matches drawn.

That includes five meetings in the final, four of which were won by Zimbabwe, with Zambia’s single success on home soil in 2013.


Dennis Mabuka

Dennis Mabuka is a seasoned Kenyan journalist with 18 years of experience covering sports events. He is currently a sport content creator with en.Africatopsports.com.

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