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Zimbabwe needs at a least a draw in their last Group G match against Congo to book their place at the finals.<\/p>\n<p>The senior team\u2019s encounter will be played on the 22nd of March.<\/p>\n<p>The Young Warriors will also be in action in the same week when they play Mozambique in the second round of the Afcon U-23 qualifiers, a few days after FC Platinum had completed their group stage in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The PSL champions are Zimbabwe\u2019s only representatives in the inter-club competitions and will play their first Group B game against Orlando Pirates at home on the 11th of this month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the CAF awards will be held on Tuesday, next week in Dakar, Senegal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAF has released the 2019 football calendar and the Afcon finals will start from 15 June and runs until the 13th of July. 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