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ZIMBABWE will take on Namibia in the second round of the 2018 African Nations Championships qualifiers. The first leg will be on the weekend of July 14, 15 and 16 with the second leg a week later. The winner of the tie will take on either Comoros or Lesotho. The Warriors have played at every CHAN finals. South Africa have a date against Botswana in July in the opening round of qualifiers for the 2018 African Nations Championship to be played in Kenya.

Botswana will host the first leg on the weekend of July 15 /16, with the return in South African a week later. If they advance past that stage they will face the winner of the tie between Swaziland and Zambia in September for a place in the continental finals.

The CHAN tournament is for home-based players only and the qualifiers are arranged regionally, with Southern Africa getting three slots.

South African reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 tournament in Sudan. — Sports Repoter/Kick-Off.