Zambia Win African Cup of Nations

Zambia have won the African Cup of Nations after beating Ivory Coast in a penalty shoot out.

The match finished goalless and went to penalty kicks.

The sides went to 7-7 before Manchester City defender Kolo Toure’s eighth penalty was saved by Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene.

Then Rainford Kalaba missed a chance to win the Cup for Zambia by missing their eighth.

Arsenal’s Gervinho put Ivory Coast’s ninth wide and Zambia converted theirs to win the cup, Stophira Sunzu being the cool head with the winning kick.

Didier Drogba missed a penalty in normal time but later converted his in the shoot out.

Zambia lost their entire squad of players after an air crash in Gabon in 1993.

Share and Enjoy !

Shares
Steve Clare

Recent Posts

LAFC stumbles against San Jose Earthquakes

A combination of scenarios finally turned wrong for LAFC on Sunday. Having to take the…

1 day ago

Revs Erase Deficit, Down Crew 2-1 to Extend Home Dominance

FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution (4-0-3, 12 pts.) were victorious 2-1 over Columbus Crew (2-1-5,…

2 days ago

Lionel to the rescue again for Inter Miami

Colorada Rapids 2 - 3 Inter Miami DENVER, CO--After a turbulent week for Inter Miami,…

2 days ago

Sounders brush aside St. Louis

Seattle Sounders FC 4-1 St. Louis City SC SEATTLE, WA--Playing just their second league home…

2 days ago

No miracle in Minnesota for the derailed Portland Timbers

Minnesota  United 2-0 Portland Timbers ST. PAUL, MN--The Portland Timbers had never won at Minnesota.…

2 days ago

NYCFC drop points at home…again

It was a frustrating Saturday evening for New York City Football Club as they dropped…

2 days ago