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ANGOLA WIN SEMIFINAL AWAY FROM HOME

Angola set themselves up for a record fourth Cosafa Castle Cup title, overcoming hosts Zimbabwe 2-1 away in Harare on Sunday to book their place in next month’s final.
Striker Love scored a 75th minute winner after Zimbabwe had fought back to equalise midway through the second half.
Angola will now play Zambia in the final in Lusaka on October 21.
The World Cup finalists, playing with just four of their squad members from the tournament in Germany, took the lead just before half-time with Gazeta scoring from close-range as Zimbabwe’s defence played him onside from a corner.
Zimbabwe, who had also won three previous Cosafa Castle Cup tournaments, equalised in the 64th minute when Francis Chandida was quickest to react as Angola failed to clear a corner.
But the visitors made sure of progress to the final as defender Lebo-Lebo out jumped Zimbabwe goalkeeper Tafadzwa Dube and laid the ball for Love to climb above the home defence and score nine minutes later.
Angolan substitute Santana came close top scoring as he out sprinted the defence on the counter attack but brushed the crossbar with his effort from a tight angle.
It was Angola’s second successive away win since the World Cup finals.