Zimbabwe beat Zambia to lift Cosafa cup

By Tichaona Sibanda
15 August 2005

Buymore midfielder Francis Chandida helped the warriors lift the Cosafa Castle cup on Sunday when he scored a last gasp goal to ensure a rare victory against northern neighbours, Zambia. The left footed roving midfielder settled the trophy in favour of the warriors with a strike six minutes before the end of a tightly contested final in Mmbatho, South Africa. According to BBC Sport, the result proved a major shock as the Warriors had only arrived for the finals with locally based players. They outclassed their more fancied opponents who are coached by Zambian legend Kalusha Bwalya.Zimbabwe's goal came after a lapse in the Zambian defence as Chandida played a clever one-two with Sageby Sandaka before calmly picking his spot and slotting the ball past Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene.