In the end, the greatest disappointment of Zimbabwe not living up to the high expectations at the Africa Cup of Nations will, for me, come down to two things.
The hype was huge before Zimbabwe's fourth appearance at the Nations Cup finals. That it had to be this Warriors squad to crush the dreams of the nation this way, a side we had labelled a golden generation, and that one of the fall guys of the campaign has been a revered player we had accustomed to being a saviour -- makes it all the more hard to take.
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