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Zimbabwe can survive group of death, says midfielder Esrom Nyandoro
Former Zimbabwe and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Esrom Nyandoro is adamant his countrymen still have enough in the tank to force their way out of the group of death after letting Algeria off the hook in their opening Africa Cup of Nations match in Gabon on Sunday. The Warriors were just eight minutes from beating Algeria before Riyad Mahrez scored his second goal to earn a point for the North Africans in a pulsating 2-2 draw. Zimbabwe now face Senegal‚ on Thursday, and Nyandoro said Southern Africa’s lone representatives in Gabon have nothing to fear. "If they can perform for 90 minutes the way they did in the first half against Algeria‚ they can beat Senegal‚" Nyandoro said. Senegal beat Tunisia 2-0 in their opening match and will have taken note of the threat posed by the likes of Khama Billiat‚ who was unlucky not to score on Sunday. But such was their performance‚ especially in the first half‚ against the tricky Algerians that few will argue against Nyandoro’s assertion that cap...
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