WAFCON (Q): Zambia defeat Namibia to confirm qualification

The Zambia women’s national team strolled to a 3-0 victory over Namibia to seal qualification for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with a 7-2 aggregate score on Sunday.

The Copper Queens walked onto the pitch of Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola with a 4-2 lead from the final qualifying round first leg.

Just as was the case first leg played in South Africa last week, it was stand-in captain Rachel Kundananji who stepped up to the plate. The Bay FC striker scored once to make it four goals in three games following her first leg hat-trick.

Kundananji scored from Grace Chanda’s corner kick in the 21st minutes. Some eleven minutes later, Eneless Phiri added the second goal for the hosts to go to the recess leading 2-0.

The Copper Queens sealed the dominant performance with a third goal from Patricia Chilufya in the 47th minute.

Coach Nora Häuptle’s girls were without injured captain Barbra Banda in the two crucial qualifying matches. However, Kundananji proved a worthy replacement.

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