Warriors eye India scalp for Unity Cup bronze

ZIMBABWE’S Warriors will return to The Valley tomorrow targeting a third place finish in the Unity Cup after their title hopes were dashed by a 2-0 defeat to Nigeria, with India standing between them and a consolation prize following the Blue Tigers’ own 2-0 loss to Jamaica.

Head coach Kaitano Tembo is expected to ring the changes for what is a rare and historic footballing encounter, only the second meeting between the two nations in senior men’s football history.

The only previous clash dates back to the 2003 Afro-Asian Games, an eight-goal thriller that Zimbabwe won 5-3, a result that will do little to calm Indian nerves ahead of the weekend showdown.

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