Mthunzi Skippers Zimbabwe U23s to Win
Wednesday, 30th Sep 2026 19:55
Young Blues central defender Corbin Mthunzi skippered Zimbabwe’s U23s as they beat Mauritius 2-0 in the home leg of their CAF U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier this evening.
Mthunzi, 19, was winning his first U23s cap having already played four times at full level.
The Zimbabwean youngsters travel for the away leg next Tuesday with the winners on aggregate taking on Mali in round two.
The competition doubles up as part of the qualification process for the 2028 Olympics. The top performing teams at the 2027 U23 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt go through to the Olympics in LA.
The centre-half was with the Blues first team for much of pre-season and featured in the friendlies against FC Cartagena, Osasuna and Oxford United.
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