At 00:00 Beijing time on January 15, the second round of the African Cup of Nations Group B, Ishmel Wadi opened the record for the first time, M.H. Wentao scored twice, and Zimbabwe was reversed 2-1 by Malawi.
In the first round of the group stage, Zimbabwe was defeated 1-0 in stoppage time by Senegal, the biggest winner, and in this round, against malawi, the weakest opponent in the group, Zimbabwe was reversed 2-1 with a 1-0 lead. After swallowing the opening two consecutive defeats, Zimbabwe, ranked 121st in the world, became the team in the first game of this African Cup of Nations.
In another match in the second round of the Group B group stage, Senegal drew 0-0 with Guinea, with each side scoring 1 point, and they were tied for the first place in the group with 4 points. According to the format, the top 2 in 6 groups and the 3rd in the best 4 groups can get tickets for the round of 16. However, after this round, Zimbabwe, which has 0 points in the second round, has confirmed that they are locked in the bottom of the group, and they do not even have the opportunity to compete for the third place in the group stage, and they are out of the early round.
Cameroon in Group A was the first team in the draw, while Morocco followed closely behind to become the second team in the round of 16, while Zimbabwe was the first team in the draw. However, the bottom team of Group C, which is also two rounds of 0 points with Zimbabwe, is still alive because they are only one point less than Ghana, who is no. 3 in the group, and the two sides are fighting for the third place in the group in the final round.