African champions Zambia had the better of a goaless draw with Morocco at the Rand Stadium Tuesday in a warm up friendly for AFCON 2013 in South Africa.
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But Chipolopolo of Zambia wasted lots of glaring chances and when Mukuka Mulenga took a very powerful shot eight minutes from time, goalkeeper Nadir Lamyaghri blocked it to the woodwork and the ball was brutally cleared.
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The result came as a great relief to France-born Zambia coach Herve Renard, who has come under media fire after friendly losses in Saudi Arabia and Tanzania last month and to Angola in Johannesbourg last Saturday (Wetin dey do Zambia sef? ).
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Zambia are in Group C with Burkina Faso, Ethiopia and Nigeria while Morocco face hosts South Africa, Angola and the Cape Verde Islands in Group A of a 22-day championship that kicks off on January 19 in Soweto.
Zambia need to buckle up if they want to retain their title