Zimbabwe coach Norman Mapeza has named his final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroon but is without a number of his leading players due to injury and abrupt international retirement. Leading forward Khama Billiat, who plays for Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa, announced last month that he had retired from international football. The squad will be led by striker Knowledge Musona and does include Lyon forward Tinotenda Kadewere and defender Teenage Hadebe, who plays in Major League Soccer with Houston Dynamo. There is also a recall for former Celtic midfielder Kundai Benyu, who now plies his trade in Iceland. Zimbabwe open their Group B campaign against Senegal on Jan. 10 and will also face Malawi and Guinea in their pool.

Source: Daily Nation December 29, 2021 21:41 UTC