Zambia's
2014 Fifa World Cup hopes are fading after Sudan claimed a 1-1 draw in Ndola on
Saturday.
It
was a match leaders Zambia needed to win to stay top ahead of the crucial Group
D decider against second place Ghana this September. The Black Stars should
claim three points away to Lesotho on Sunday.
The
game started off on feverish pace as a war of attrition ensued for the opening
35 minutes.
Jacob
Mulenga had a great chance in the 33rd minute but hesitated and defender Tahwel
Hassan stole the ball to pump it up field.
Two
minutes later, Christopher Katongo had a chance but was wasteful. Sudan
returned from the break looking menacing, putting pressure on the home side.
Zambia
weathered the storm in the 57th minute but again was poor in front of goal with
Mulenga nodding a glorious header wide.
Mulenga
made no mistake in the 70th minute when he taped-in a close range effort from an
Fwayo Tembo free kick to ease the pressure.
However,
Zambia's lead was short-lived when Mohamed Kokok Abdella fired in from close-range
off a set-piece, instantly putting a dumper on Zambia's celebrations.
Zambia
then threw everything at Sudan, but the visitors held on to pick up their first
away points in Group D.
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