{"id":45748,"date":"2025-12-24T02:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T02:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=45748"},"modified":"2025-12-24T02:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T02:18:45","slug":"zimbabwe-suffers-stoppage-time-heartbreak-as-egypt-win-2-1-in-afcon-group-b-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/24\/zimbabwe-suffers-stoppage-time-heartbreak-as-egypt-win-2-1-in-afcon-group-b-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe suffers stoppage-time heartbreak as Egypt win 2\u20131 in AFCON Group B opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-139222\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"414\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766542724_555_Zimbabwe-suffers-stoppage-time-heartbreak-as-Egypt-win-2%E2%80%931-in-AFCON.jpeg?resize=414%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?resize=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?resize=1024%2C653&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?resize=768%2C490&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?resize=1536%2C980&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?resize=414%2C264&amp;ssl=1 414w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Salah-Hadebe-Egypt-vs-Zimbabwe-e.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<div class=\"soccer24-advanced-banner soccer24-banner-type-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766542724_704_Zimbabwe-suffers-stoppage-time-heartbreak-as-Egypt-win-2%E2%80%931-in-AFCON.jpeg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banner2image\" class=\"soccer24-banner-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Zimbabwe suffered a narrow 2\u20131 defeat to Egypt in a tense 2025 AFCON Group B encounter, despite a spirited defensive display.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors took a shock lead against the run of play in the 20th minute when Prince Dube turned smartly inside the box and finished clinically after a pinpoint cross from Emmanuel Jalai.<\/p>\n<p>Despite trailing, the Pharaohs maintained dominance, with Omar Marmoush causing all sorts of problems. However, Zimbabwe defended resolutely, with Gerald Takwara notably producing a series of crucial blocks and interceptions, while goalkeeper Washington Arubi made several fine saves to frustrate sustained Egyptian pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Jonah Fabisch also impressed, winning possession in midfield and driving Zimbabwe forward until half-time.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, the Warriors remained resolute in defence, but their bubble finally burst in the 64th minute when Egypt found a way back through Marmoush\u2019s strike.<\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Salah struck late in added time to secure the win for the Pharaohs and hand Zimbabwe stoppage-time heartbreak.<\/p>\n<p>The result stretched Egypt\u2019s dominance over Zimbabwe and placed them level on points with South Africa, who beat Angola 2\u20131 in another Group B match played on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged afcon, Egypt, Egypt vs Zimbabwe, zimbabwe<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Zimbabwe #suffers #stoppagetime #heartbreak #Egypt #win #AFCON #Group #opener<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Zimbabwe suffered a narrow 2\u20131 defeat to Egypt in a tense 2025 AFCON Group B encounter,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[942,3151,409,2638,2661,9452,524,273,113],"class_list":["post-45748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-example-3","tag-afcon","tag-egypt","tag-group","tag-heartbreak","tag-opener","tag-stoppagetime","tag-suffers","tag-win","tag-zimbabwe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45749,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45748\/revisions\/45749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}