South Africa and Zambia opened their Group B campaign at the Africa U23 Cup of Nations with a draw at Al Salam Stadium on Saturday.
The chances missed by both sides betrayed the scoreline as the teams from Southern Africa battled to a stalemate.
With Ivory Coast edging Nigeria 1-0 in another Group B encounter earlier on, South Africa and Zambia will have to be at their best in their next matches to avoid lagging behind on the standings.
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That South Africa had only three substitutes on the bench never showed as they gave a fight against Zambia who were the first to make attempts at goal.