Zimbabwe go welcome DR Congo on Monday, September 28, for Matchday 2 of di 2027 AFCON Qualifiers. Di match go happen for National Sports Stadium for Harare. Kickoff na 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT. Fans for United States fit watch am live on beIN SPORTS.
Di Warriors begin dia campaign with one of di most dramatic comebacks for di opening matchday. Ramón Catalá side bin dey trail Sierra Leone 2-0 for halftime. Alie Conteh and Sallieu Tarawallie score di goals for Sierra Leone. But after di break, Zimbabwe turn di game upside down. Marshall Munetsi pull one back for 72nd minute. Tawanda Chirewa equalize four minutes later. Munetsi strike again for 88th minute. Di match end 3-2 for Zimbabwe. Di result hand Zimbabwe three points from dia opening qualifier before dem return to Harare for dia first home match of di campaign.
DR Congo also start with win. Di Leopards beat Equatorial Guinea 2-0 for Kinshasa. Dem need only four minutes to take di lead. Chancel Mbemba head home Arthur Masuaku corner. Equatorial Guinea try to respond as di match progress, but DR Congo hold dia advantage. Yoane Wissa add di second goal for 72nd minute. Dat victory mean DR Congo also enter Matchday 2 with three points and one opportunity to make dia position strong for di race for qualification.
Zimbabwe and DR Congo na di two teams wey win dia opening matches. So di meeting for Harare go be early battle between di Group E leaders. Di section also get Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone. Dem go meet on di same day.
Because Group E no contain any of di three automatically qualified host nations, di top two teams after six matchdays go qualify directly for AFCON 2027.
