AFCON 2013 Qualifiers : Zambia beats Uganda in shoot out to qualify for 2013 AFCON
KAMPALA, Oct. 13, 2012 (AMP) — South Africa 2013 (Qualifiers) : Zambia defeated Uganda on penalties 9-8, after the match ended 0-1 in regulation time, in the second leg of a qualifying game on Saturday afternoon. Zambia, who won the first leg (1-0), secured their ticket to the AFCON finals. Uganda is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round
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Overview
Uganda at the AFCON
- 5 appearances (first in 1962)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1978) Fourth Place (1962)
Zambia at the AFCON
- 1 title (2012)
- 15 appearances (first in 1974)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)
- Statistics: Champions (2012) Runners-up (1974, 1994) Third Place (1982, 1990, 1996)
Uganda
1:0
Zambia
8:9 (penalties), 1:0 (a.e.t.), 1:0 (1:0)
- 13 October 2012
- 16:00
- Kampala
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