AFCON Qualification · Sunday 8 October 2006 · Lusaka, Zambia
Zambia
South AfricaZambia 0–1 South Africa (8 Oct 2006): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Zambia winDrawSouth Africa win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 9 between Zambia and South Africa.
- Head-to-head before this game: Zambia 3 wins, South Africa 1, 4 draws.
- Previous meeting: Zambia 1–0 South Africa on 30 January 2006 (Africa Cup of Nations).
- Zambia won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- South Africa won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Zambia 1609, South Africa 1498 — Zambia were favourites.
Zambia: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Chad3 Sep 2006 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Botswana19 Aug 2006 · COSAFA Cup
- 2–0 vs Seychelles23 Jul 2006 · COSAFA Cup
- 3–1 vs Malawi22 Jul 2006 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Zimbabwe15 Jul 2006 · International Friendly
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Congo2 Sep 2006 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Namibia16 Aug 2006 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Botswana21 May 2006 · COSAFA Cup
- 1–0 vs Eswatini20 May 2006 · COSAFA Cup
- 0–0 vs Lesotho10 May 2006 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Zambia1–0South Africa30 Jan 2006 · Africa Cup of Nations
- South Africa2–2Zambia13 Aug 2005 · COSAFA Cup
- South Africa1–1Zambia20 May 1998 · International Friendly
- South Africa3–0Zambia8 Jun 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- Zambia0–0South Africa11 Jan 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- South Africa2–2Zambia22 Nov 1995 · Simba Tournament