Zimbabwe sealed their place in the semifinals of the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Championship with a comprehensive 7-0 drubbing of Eswatini at the Wolfson Stadium on Monday.
The Mighty Warriors finish top of Group C and will meet hosts South Africa in Last 4 in what will be a titanic clash between two powerful sides in the region.
Emmalulate Msipa scored four goals for Zimbabwe as they cruised to the win, while Mavis Chirandu bagged a brace and Rudo Neshamba scored the other.
Eswatini had won their two previous games, but were no match for their more illustrious opponents.
The other match in Group C saw Angola defeat Mozambique 3-1 in a battle of the Portuguese-speaking nations.
Laurinda Maonte scored twice for the Angolans to go with a goal for Arminda Lopes, this after Violeta David had put Mozambique in front.
Hosts South Africa sealed top spot in Group A as they beat Madagascar 3-0 to claim a full haul of nine points.
On a day when midfielder Mamello Makhabane celebrated her 100thcap, strikes from Ode Fulutudilu and Refoloe Jane, and an own goal from Madagascar defender Lalaina Razafimanantsoa, sealed the win for Banyana Banyana.
Malawi kept alive their hopes of a semifinal place as the best runner-up when they thumped Comoros Islands 13-0.
Linda Kasenda scored eight goals for the She-Flames to shoot to joint top of the scorers charts, with Asimenye Simwaka (two), Sabinah Thom and Zainabu Kapanda also on target for Malawi.
They must now wait for the outcome of Group B, which will conclude on Tuesday.
Zambia and Botswana, who both have six points, meet at the Wolfson Stadium at 15h30 (13h30 GMT) and a draw would see both teams advance – Botswana as the best-placed runner-up.
However, a win for Zambia or Botswana would see the Malawians go through based on their superior goal-difference.
The other match in the pool sees Namibia take on Mauritius at the Gelvandale Stadium at the same time.
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