{"id":19438,"date":"2026-09-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=19438"},"modified":"2026-09-29T09:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:29:47","slug":"zimbabwe-vs-dr-congo-1-2-afcon-qualifiers-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/sports-betting-news\/zimbabwe-vs-dr-congo-1-2-afcon-qualifiers-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe 1-2 DR Congo: Leopards Secure AFCON Qualifying Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DR Congo claimed a crucial 2-1 victory over Zimbabwe in Round 2 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with Yoane Wissa and Samuel Moutoussamy doing the damage before Marshall Munetsi grabbed a late consolation for the Warriors.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DR Congo Takes Control Before Half-Time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zimbabwe entered the contest looking to build momentum in their AFCON qualification campaign, but DR Congo proved clinical when opportunities arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The breakthrough came in the 30th minute<\/strong>, when Yoane Wissa<\/strong> found the net to put the Leopards 1-0 ahead. The goal gave DR Congo control and forced Zimbabwe to chase the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things became even more difficult for the Warriors shortly before the interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second minute of first-half stoppage time<\/strong>, Samuel Moutoussamy<\/strong> doubled DR Congo’s advantage, with Wissa providing the assist. That combination sent the Leopards into the break with a commanding 2-0 lead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zimbabwe Makes Changes in Search of a Comeback<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zimbabwe reacted immediately after half-time, making three substitutions. Brian Cipenga, Sean Fusire and Emmanuel Jalai<\/strong> came on as the Warriors tried to inject fresh energy into their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further changes followed on the hour, with Daniel Msendami and Devine Lunga<\/strong> entering the action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DR Congo also refreshed their side as the second half progressed. Edo Kayembe<\/strong> replaced Ngal’ayel Mukau in the 67th minute before Aaron Tshibola, Simon Banza and Th\u00e9o Bongonda were among the later introductions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Zimbabwe’s attempts to change the momentum, DR Congo protected their two-goal advantage deep into the contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Munetsi Strikes Late for Zimbabwe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Zimbabwe’s persistence was finally rewarded in stoppage time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marshall Munetsi scored in the 90+3rd minute<\/strong>, cutting the deficit to 2-1 and giving the Warriors one final glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the goal arrived too late to complete the comeback, and DR Congo held firm to secure the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wissa Makes the Difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wissa emerged as one of the decisive figures of the contest. After opening the scoring himself, he supplied the assist for Moutoussamy’s second goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That direct involvement in both DR Congo goals proved crucial, particularly after Zimbabwe produced a stronger response following the interval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final score: Zimbabwe 1-2 DR Congo.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Kenyan football fans following the road to the Africa Cup of Nations, the result adds another interesting chapter to a qualification campaign featuring some of the continent’s biggest football nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zimbabwe vs DR Congo: Match Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • Result:<\/strong> Zimbabwe 1-2 DR Congo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Competition:<\/strong> Africa Cup of Nations Qualification \u2013 Round 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 30′:<\/strong> Yoane Wissa \u2013 Zimbabwe 0-1 DR Congo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 45+2′:<\/strong> Samuel Moutoussamy (assist: Yoane Wissa) \u2013 0-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 90+3′:<\/strong> Marshall Munetsi \u2013 1-2<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Half-time:<\/strong> Zimbabwe 0-2 DR Congo<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Full-time:<\/strong> Zimbabwe 1-2 DR Congo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    DR Congo claimed a crucial 2-1 victory over Zimbabwe in Round 2 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, with Yoane Wissa and Samuel Moutoussamy doing the damage before Marshall Munetsi grabbed a late consolation for the Warriors. DR Congo Takes Control Before Half-Time Zimbabwe entered the contest looking to build momentum in their AFCON […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":19440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5492,4563,35,4543,30,4590],"tags":[8910,8911,377,8908,611,8606,8909,78,6923,8913,8912],"class_list":["post-19438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-events-tournaments","category-football","category-football-news","category-sports","category-sports-betting-news","category-tournament-betting","tag-afcon-qualifiers-2026","tag-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifiers","tag-bangbet-kenya","tag-dr-congo","tag-football-betting-kenya","tag-marshall-munetsi","tag-samuel-moutoussamy","tag-sports-betting-africa","tag-yoane-wissa","tag-zimbabwe-1-2-dr-congo","tag-zimbabwe-vs-dr-congo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19438"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19443,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19438\/revisions\/19443"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}