Harambee Stars’ chances of sealing a ticket to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations got more complicated after Zimbabwe beat Namibia 3-1 in round four of the qualifiers.Stars had hoped that Namibia would do them a favour by edging Zimbabwe so as to leave the group open but that was not the case as Warriors won to leave Kenya on the brink of a shameful and unsuccessful qualification campaign.Walter Musona was the hero of the game as he found the back of the net twice with Yanga forward Prince Dube adding the third for Zimbabwe.Namibia, who are mathematically out of the qualification equation, got the consolation goal deep into stoppage time through Godwin Silveador Claudis Eiseb.##NAJAVA_MECA_8412311##Following the win, Zimbabwe are ranked second in Group J of the qualifiers with eight points and will need a draw against Kenya to return to the AFCON.Zimbabwe will host Kenya on 11 November hoping to join Cameroon in laying hands on the ticket to the finals set to be held in Morocco.Both Kenya and Zimbabwe missed the past AFCON after being locked out of the qualifiers due to FIFA suspensions imposed thanks to government interference in the management of the game.Stars got themselves in the difficult situation following the back-to-back losses to five-time African champions Cameroon in the October FIFA international window which comes to a close on Tuesday.Engin Firat reveals why Harambee Stars lost to CameroonBefore the window, Stars were on top of Group J with four points following the 2-1 win over Namibia and barren draw against Zimbabwe.However, the 4-1 and 1-0 defeats to Cameroon saw them lose control of the group to the advantage of Zimbabwe who collected six points from their matches against Namibia.AFCON2025Q:Substitute Enow Takang sinks Harambee Stars in UgandaIf Kenya manages to beat Zimbabwe next month, they will still have to build on it and thrash Namibia and at the same time, pray that Cameroon beats Zimbabwe in the final qualifier match. Yes it is that complicated.As to whether the barren draw against Zimbabwe is where Stars lost track, that remains to be seen, at least for now.
