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Fixtures & Results World Cup Qualifiers Zimbabwe vs Ghana
FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers - Group D
Saturday, January 20, 2024 National Sports Stadium, Harare
LIVE 78'
LIVE UPDATES
78' - Shot saved by Arubi
75' - Offside Ghana
72' - Substitution: Musona out, Kadewere in
70' - Yellow card - Partey
ZIM

ZIMBABWE

🇿🇼 FIFA #125
Coach: Baltemar Brito
2 - 1
78'
Second Half
GHA

GHANA

🇬🇭 FIFA #61
Coach: Chris Hughton
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Match Summary

Attendance: 42,847
32'
⚽ Knowledge Musona
Assist: Marshall Munetsi
1 - 0
45+2'
⚽ Mohammed Kudus
Assist: Thomas Partey
1 - 1
56'
🟨 Teenage Hadebe
Foul on Kudus
67'
⚽ Tino Kadewere
Assist: Knowledge Musona
2 - 1
72'
🔄 Substitution - Zimbabwe
Musona out, Kadewere in
70'
🟨 Thomas Partey
Dissent
80'
VAR Review
Penalty check - No penalty

Match Report

Zimbabwe takes a crucial lead in their World Cup qualifying campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Ghana at the National Sports Stadium. Captain Knowledge Musona opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a clinical finish from Munetsi's through ball. Ghana equalized just before halftime through Mohammed Kudus, but substitute Tino Kadewere scored the winner in the 67th minute, heading home from Musona's corner kick. The Warriors defended resolutely in the final stages to secure three valuable points in Group D.

Man of the Match: Knowledge Musona (Zimbabwe)
Possession: 45% - 55%

Match Statistics

45%
POSSESSION
55%
14
SHOTS
12
6
SHOTS ON TARGET
4
5
CORNERS
6
12
FOULS
10
2
YELLOW CARDS
3
0
RED CARDS
0
2
OFFSIDES
3
78%
PASS ACCURACY
84%

Additional Statistics

Expected Goals (xG) 1.8 - 1.4
Blocked Shots 3 - 4
Interceptions 14 - 11
Tackles 22 - 19
Clearances 27 - 21

Team Lineups

4-3-3 4-2-3-1

ZIMBABWE

Formation: 4-3-3
1
Arubi
2
Mbeba
5
Hadebe
14
Chimwemwe
3
Muringai
8
Nakamba
15
Munetsi
20
Mahachi
10
Musona
9
Kadewere
7
Billiat

Substitutes

16 Donovan Bernard GK
12 Bruce Kangwa MF
18 Prince Dube FW
21 Thabani Kamusoko DF

GHANA

Formation: 4-2-3-1
1
Ofori
2
Lamptey
18
Amartey
4
Salisu
14
Baba
5
Partey
21
Samed
20
Kudus
10
Ayew
23
Sulemana
9
Williams

Head to Head Record

8
Matches Played
3
Zimbabwe Wins
2
Draws
3
Ghana Wins
12
Zimbabwe Goals
14
Ghana Goals

Previous Meetings

Mar 23, 2023
Zimbabwe 1 - 2 Ghana
AFCON Qualifiers
Sep 5, 2021
Ghana 3 - 0 Zimbabwe
World Cup Qualifiers
Jun 11, 2019
Zimbabwe 0 - 0 Ghana
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Player Statistics

ZIMBABWE

Player Pos Rating Pass Tackle
1 Washington Arubi
GK 7.8 24 0
5 Teenage Hadebe
CB 7.2 38 4
15 Marshall Munetsi
CM 8.1 52 3
10 Knowledge Musona
AM 8.4 41 1
9 Tino Kadewere
FW 7.9 12 0

GHANA

Player Pos Rating Pass Tackle
5 Thomas Partey
CM 8.2 64 5
20 Mohammed Kudus
AM 8.0 38 2
18 Daniel Amartey
CB 7.1 45 3

Fan Comments

Leave a Comment

TM
Tawanda Moyo 15 minutes ago
What a performance from the Warriors! Musona is absolutely world class. So proud of this team! 🇿🇼⚽
24 Reply
RC
Rutendo Chikwanda 28 minutes ago
Great defensive organization today. Hadebe and Munetsi were solid at the back. This is how we qualify for the World Cup!
18 Reply
KN
Kudakwashe Ndlovu 1 hour ago
Kadewere proving why he's our best striker. What a header! Well deserved victory. 🇿🇼🙌
32 Reply

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Match Officials

Victor Gomes

Referee • South Africa

Zakhele Siwela

Assistant Referee 1 • South Africa

Suruphat Pao

Assistant Referee 2 • South Africa

Maria Rivet

VAR • Mauritius

Commissioner

Felix Tangawarima