Sierra Leone 2-3 Zimbabwe: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Zimbabwe beat Sierra Leone 3-2 in Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying on Thursday, 24 September 2026.

Zimbabwe trailed 0-2 at half-time before turning the game around. The game was played at Stade Ben Ahmed El Abdi, El Jadida.

Before kick-off

Sierra Leone: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-W-W-D-L), scoring 6 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Zimbabwe: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-L-W), scoring 6 goals and conceding 8 goals.

Sierra Leone arrive in better form, taking 7 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Zimbabwe.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 5 goals.

Alie Conteh found the net for Sierra Leone in minute 7, making it 1-0. Sallieu Tarawallie found the net for Sierra Leone in minute 27, making it 2-0. Marshall Munetsi found the net for Zimbabwe in minute 72, making it 2-1. Tawanda Chirewa found the net for Zimbabwe in minute 76, making it 2-2. Marshall Munetsi found the net for Zimbabwe in minute 88, making it 2-3.

Marshall Munetsi scored 2 goals for Zimbabwe.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 2 yellow cards: 0 for Sierra Leone and 2 for Zimbabwe.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Sierra Leone and 5 substitutions for Zimbabwe.

Match statistics

Sierra Leone had 44.4% of possession, against 55.6% for Zimbabwe.

Sierra Leone had 9 shots, 3 on target, while Zimbabwe had 16 shots, 4 on target. Sierra Leone won 2 corners and Zimbabwe won 4 corners. Sierra Leone committed 13 fouls and Zimbabwe committed 12 fouls.

Zimbabwe had the most shots on target (4).

Impact on the table

The table shows Sierra Leone in 4th place (0 points from 2 matches) and Zimbabwe in 2nd place (3 points from 2 matches). Zimbabwe hold a 3 points advantage over Sierra Leone in the standings.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe stay available on the match page.