Seychelles/Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Hammer Seychelles 5-0 In African Cup Tussle

HARARE, Zimbabwe (PANA) — Zimbabwe's national soccer team, needing a win to redeem lost pride after a home defeat to South Africa two weeks ago, Sunday hammered lowly-rated Seychelles 5-0 on to move to the next round of the African Cup of Nations contest.

The game was switched from the capital Harare to the second city of Bulawayo because FIFA has banned Zimbabwe from using the National Sports Stadium. The ban follows crowd trouble during the match against South Africa in which 13 fans died in a stampede following tear-gassing by the police.

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