Zambia waited for penalties to beat South Africa 5-3 after a goalless 120 minutes in regulation and extra time in the 2013 Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
Chipolopolo has set up a final clash with southern neigbhours and defending champions Zimbabwe who got the better of Lesotho in the earlier semi-finals at the same venue.
Coach Herve Renard, who started the game with the same team that beat Mozambique 3-1 at quarterfinal stage, is relieved his lads avenged a consecutive Cosafa defeats at the hands of South Africa in the 2007 final and the 2008 semi-finals.
Bolazambia reports that Alex Ngonga, Bornwell Mwape, Moses Phiri, Kabaso Chongo and Bronson Chama converted their spot kicks but South Africa’s Lerato Chabangu missed his opportunity while to gift Chipolopolo the win.
Lebogang Manyama, Mzikayise Mashaba, Thulani Hlatshwayo converted their efforts for South Africa.
Chipolopolo will need extra effort to beat Zimbabwe in the final set for the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium on Saturday.
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