Could the Warriors be the region’s best hope for a strong showing in Egypt later this year?
Teams from the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations have endured mixed fortunes during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign.
Angola, Namibia and Madagascar, for the first time, have qualified for the continental showpiece, while eight of the region’s sides are out of the running.
Of these, Zambia are the biggest shock, with the Chipolopolo wholly failing to build on the promise of the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign and missing out completely despite having been pooled into a fairly favourable group.