{"id":10572,"date":"2022-07-19T16:14:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T16:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/namibias-own-goal-allows-zambia-to-reach-sixth-cosafa-cup"},"modified":"2022-07-19T16:47:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T16:47:13","slug":"namibias-own-goal-allows-zambia-to-reach-sixth-cosafa-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/namibias-own-goal-allows-zambia-to-reach-sixth-cosafa-cup","title":{"rendered":"Namibia&#8217;s own goal allows Zambia to reach sixth COSAFA Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>An own goal in extra time dictated the victory of Zambia against Namibia in the final of the COSAFA Cup. This is the sixth time that the neighboring country has lifted the trophy, equaling Zimbabwe as the most titled nation.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Zambia lifted the COSAFA Cup for the sixth time thanks to an own goal by Namibia in extra time, after the null in regulation time, in South Africa, where the competition took place.<\/p>\n<p>To the misfortune of the Namibian team, the goalkeeper, Edward Maova, saw Albert Kangwanda&#8217;s shot in the 111th minute hit the post, having rebounded against his back, and the ball ended up entering the goal in his guard.<\/p>\n<p>The neighboring country now has the same number of titles as Zimbabwe, which until then was isolated, followed by South Africa with five and Angola with three.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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