Zimbabwe secured their place at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after their 1-1 draw against Kenya at the Peter Mokaba Stadium on Friday evening.
In what has been a momentous turnaround for Zimbabwean football, who were in the international wilderness with a politically influenced FIFA ban, they have sealed a place at AFCON for the first time since 2019.
Khama Billiat, who netted on his return from retirement in the previous break, when they beat Namibia, turned provider to open the scoring with Tawanda Maswanhise finding the net.
While Kenya managed to claw their way back into the game in the second half via Jonah Ayunga, it was too little too late for the East African nation who now miss out on AFCON once again, as they too returned from a FIFA ban.
With nine points and one game to go, against Cameroon, in Polokwane, the Warriors have a four-point lead over third-placed Kenya, who are eliminated alongside Namibia, who picked up only one point from five games in Group J.
