African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

Botswana 0–1 Zimbabwe

Thursday 25 Mar 2021 · Francistown, Botswana

Botswana0–1Zimbabwe

Goals1

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Chikwende

14′0–1Perfect Chikwende Zimbabwe

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Botswana

Came on

20Tapiwa Gadibolae↑65′

Zimbabwe

Came on

4Butholezwe Ncube↑88′
12Tanaka Chinyahara↑88′
9Evans Rusike↑89′
6Alec Mudimu↑90′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Botswana: 1419 → 1400
Zimbabwe: 1536 → 1555

Expected score for Botswana: 47.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 18 of 19, 1981–2026.

Botswana wins: 4
Draws: 4
Zimbabwe wins: 11

Form either side

Botswana

Before

0–1 v Egypt 14 Oct 2019 · Friendly
0–0 v Zimbabwe 15 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
0–1 v Algeria 18 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
1–2 v Zambia 12 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
1–0 v Zambia 16 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020

After

0–5 v Algeria 29 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
0–1 v South Africa 6 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
4–0 v Lesotho 10 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
1–2 v Zambia 13 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
1–1 v Eswatini 14 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021

Zimbabwe

Before

0–0 v Botswana 15 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
2–1 v Zambia 19 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
0–0 v Malawi 11 Oct 2020 · Friendly
1–3 v Algeria 12 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
2–2 v Algeria 16 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020

After

0–2 v Zambia 29 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
0–0 v Mozambique 7 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
2–2 v Malawi 9 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
0–2 v Namibia 11 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021
1–2 v Senegal 13 Jul 2021 · COSAFA Cup 2021

Road through the tournament

Botswana

0–1 v Zimbabwe 25 Mar 2021
0–5 v Algeria 29 Mar 2021

Zimbabwe

1–0 v Botswana 25 Mar 2021
0–2 v Zambia 29 Mar 2021

Every Botswana v Zimbabwe match19

From Botswana's side.


28 Mar 2026	Zimbabwe	0–3	Home	Mukuru 4 Nations 2026	—
25 Mar 2021	Zimbabwe	0–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2021	—
15 Nov 2019	Zimbabwe	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2019	—
3 Jun 2018	Zimbabwe	1–1 (lost on pens)	Neutral	COSAFA Cup 2018	—
18 Apr 2018	Zimbabwe	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
30 Sep 2014	Zimbabwe	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
6 Feb 2013	Zimbabwe	1–2	Away	Friendly	—
16 Jul 2012	Zimbabwe	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jan 2012	Zimbabwe	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
4 Aug 2010	Zimbabwe	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
26 Oct 2009	Zimbabwe	0–1	Away	COSAFA Cup 2009	—
20 Aug 2008	Zimbabwe	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
26 Mar 2008	Zimbabwe	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
17 Apr 2005	Zimbabwe	0–2	Neutral	COSAFA Cup 2005	—
16 Mar 2005	Zimbabwe	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
18 Aug 2004	Zimbabwe	0–2	Away	Friendly	—
13 Dec 2003	Zimbabwe	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
26 Aug 1990	Zimbabwe	0–7	Home	Friendly	—
30 Sep 1981	Zimbabwe	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN