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African World Cup qualifying: Billiat saves Zimbabwe from Somalia shock

Khama Billiat was the 92nd-minute hero for Zimbabwe as they survived an almighty scare to eliminate Somalia from World Cup qualifying and progress to the Second Round.

After falling to a 1-0 defeat in neutral Djibouti in the first leg, Zimbabwe were lacklustre as they looked to turn their fortunes around at the National Stadium, Harare against Africa’s lowest ranked side.

Marshall Munetsi levelled the aggregate shorelines with an overhead kick in the 77nd minute, but a horror error from Teenage Hades allowed Mohamed in to equalise for Somalia eight minutes later, leaving Zim needing two goals at the death to progress.