Group C: S. Africa Vs Zambia for Honour (30.01.2006)
Guinea and Tunisia will play to decide who tops Group C.
The second playing day in Group C marked the end of the road at the 25th African Cup of Nations for South Africa and Zambia. The two group tickets for the quarter finals were grabbed by Guinea and Tunisia.
South Africa and Zambia, which failed to record a point in the first two outings, will be playing today at the Alexandria Stadium to determine who finishes last in the group. The two heavy defeats of Zambia (1-4 against Tunisia, and 1 — 2 against Zambia) notwithstanding, Coach Kalusha Bwalya, says there is
nothing to be ashamed of. "Like it was against Tunisia, we stood or ground against Guinea", he said.
South Africans, on the contrary, are disappointed that they failed to go beyond the group stage. Team captain, Sibisiso Zuma, blames it on the lack of cohesion in the team. "We did not have enough time to understand each other and made a few mistakes during our matches. But overall, I can`t blame the boys because they gave it their best shot", he said.
Today`s encounter between Guinea and Tunisia in Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, Alexandria will decide who tops Group C.
