Zimbabwe 1-2 Cameroon - August 17, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone 1998
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ZIM
ZIM
50' - Goal
Patrick Mboma
51' - Substitution
Alois Bunjirais substituted by Tanika Murewa51 54' - Goal
Patrick Mboma
64' - Substitution
Alphonse Tchamiis substituted by Joseph Tchango
68' - Substitution
Dumisani Mpofuis substituted by Lloyd Chitembwe
68' - Substitution
Ronald Sibandais substituted by Vindi Fulawo68
82' - Goal
Edelbert Dinha82
CAM
CAM
Team line-ups
Zimbabwe
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Ernest Chirambadare | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dumisani Mpofu | 68 | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Kaitano Tembo | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Francis Shonhai | 29 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
William Mugeyi | 28 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Edelbert Dinha | 82 | 25 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ronald Sibanda | 68 | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Alois Bunjira | 51 | 22 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Peter Ndlovu | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Stewart Murisa | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Memory Mucherahowa | 29 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
9
Cameroon
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Jacques Songo'o | 33 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tobie Mimboe | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ernest Etchi Oben | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Raymond Kalla | 22 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rigobert Song | 21 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Romarin Billong | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pierre Womé | 18 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Geremi | 18 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Alphonse Tchami | 64 | 29 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Patrick Mboma | 5054 | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Bernard Tchoutang | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
23.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
13
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Lloyd Chitembwe | 68 | 26 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Vindi Fulawo | 68 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tanika Murewa | 51 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Joseph Tchango | 64 | 18 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ronald Sibanda
IN
Wilfred Mugeyi
OUT
Alois Bunjira
IN
Lloyd Chitembwe
OUT
Stewart Murisa
IN
Vitalis Takawira
OUT
Ernest Chirambadare
IN
Peter Fanwell
OUT
Edelbert Dinha
IN
Norman Mapeza
OUT
Memory Mucherahowa
IN
Sheperd Muradzikwa
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Alphonse Tchami
IN
Patrick Suffo
OUT
Raymond Kalla
IN
Lucien Mettomo
OUT
Patrick Mboma
IN
Samuel Eto'o
OUT
Bernard Tchoutang
IN
François Omam-Biyik
OUT
Rigobert Song
IN
Louis Abderrahmane
OUT
Pierre Womé
IN
Alioum Saidou
OUT
Geremi
IN
Elie Bayamba
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
3
Success rate in this team:
67 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
67 %
Grobbelaar vs Cameroon
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Grobbelaar vs Onguene
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
51
6
Success rate in this team:
33 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Onguene vs Zimbabwe
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Onguene vs Grobbelaar
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Gamal El Ghandour
0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Zimbabwe2 matches | General total | Cameroon5 matches | 4 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Zimbabwe2 matches | Season total | Cameroon1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on August 17, 1997 | Latest figure on February 10, 2002 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
End of streak for Cameroon after 3 consecutive matches without a win (since 27/07/1997). It was the best streak for the club since 07/11/1994-23/04/1995 (9 matches).
Zimbabwe keeps its 3 consecutive losses vs Cameroon running (since 30/07/1995). It's a record streak. The first of history
End of streak for Zimbabwe after 3 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Cameroon (since 22/01/1995). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 04/07/1993 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VZimbabwe 1-0 Tanzania25/09/1996 | DZimbabwe 2-2 Zambia21/12/1996 | VZimbabwe 3-0 Togo12/01/1997 | DZimbabwe 0-0 Ghana26/01/1997 | VZimbabwe 1-0 Angola23/02/1997 | DZimbabwe 0-0 Angola27/04/1997 |
| Overall | LNamibia 2-1 Zimbabwe16/03/1997 | LCameroon 1-0 Zimbabwe06/04/1997 | DZimbabwe 0-0 Angola27/04/1997 | LTogo 2-1 Zimbabwe08/06/1997 | LGhana 2-1 Zimbabwe13/07/1997 | LAngola 2-1 Zimbabwe27/07/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LBrazil 2-0 Cameroon13/11/1996 | DKenya 0-0 Cameroon23/02/1997 | LCosta Rica 5-0 Cameroon09/03/1997 | LZambia 3-0 Cameroon01/06/1997 | DAngola 1-1 Cameroon08/06/1997 | VNamibia 0-1 Cameroon12/07/1997 |
| Overall | DAngola 1-1 Cameroon08/06/1997 | DCameroon 2-2 Gabon22/06/1997 | VNamibia 0-1 Cameroon12/07/1997 | DCameroon 1-1 Kenya27/07/1997 | LNigeria 1-0 Cameroon07/08/1997 | DCameroon 3-3 Zambia09/08/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Loosing streak | 0 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 8 | 0 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 3 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 4 | 0 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 3 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
8 |
|
5 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
|
8 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1.29 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.6 |
|
1.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.5 |
|
1.14 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.6 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
4 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2-2 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
4-2 |
Bookings
|
15 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
6 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Vitalis Takawira | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 3 goals | Alphonse Tchami | |
| Vitalis Takawira | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Alphonse Tchami | |
| Vitalis Takawira | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Vitalis Takawira | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Vitalis Takawira | 5 goals during the last 7 matches | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Patrick Mboma | |
Historical head to head
Home
6 gf
1 ga
Away
1 gf
7 ga
Total
7 gf
8 ga
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
1 ga
Away
1 gf
6 ga
Total
8 gf
7 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 4 - 1 |
January 22, 1995 |
| Home | 4 - 1 |
January 22, 1995 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
October 10, 1993 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
April 06, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 1998
July 30, 1995 - Eliminatoires CAN 1996
January 22, 1995 - Eliminatoires CAN 1996
October 10, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 1994
July 04, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 1994
Best historical scorers against Cameroon
|
David Muchineripi | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
Best historical scorers against Zimbabwe
 |
François Omam-Biyik | 2 goals | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
Jean-Manga Onguene | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Bernard Tchoutang | 1 goal | 1997 - 1997 |
 |
Emmanuel Maboang | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
 |
Grégoire M'Bida | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Augustine Simo | 1 goal | 1995 - 1995 |
Players with most games played vs Cameroon
 |
Bruce Grobbelaar | 4 matches | 1980 - 1997 |
 |
Agent Sawu | 2 matches | 1995 - 1997 |
 |
Norman Mapeza | 2 matches | 1995 - 1997 |
 |
Adam Ndlovu | 2 matches | 1995 - 1997 |
|
Francis Shonhai | 2 matches | 1995 - 1997 |
 |
Benjamin Nkonjera | 1 match | 1995 - 1995 |
Players with most games played vs Zimbabwe
|
Grégoire M'Bida | 2 matches | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Alphonse Tchami | 2 matches | 1995 - 1997 |
|
Jean-Manga Onguene | 2 matches | 1980 - 1980 |
|
Tobie Mimboe | 2 matches | 1995 - 1997 |
|
Jean-Daniel Eboué | 2 matches | 1980 - 1980 |
|
René Emana | 2 matches | 1980 - 1980 |
Competition info
The other matches
November 10, 1996
January 12, 1997
April 06, 1997
April 27, 1997
June 08, 1997
August 17, 1997
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