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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Khama Billiat is the latest member of the 38-man Warriors provisional squad to pull out of the 2021 Africa Cup on Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Botswana and Zambia later this month.<\/p>\n

The Kaizer Chiefs winger has failed to recover in time for the crucial games, with Warriors\u2019 manager, Wellington Mpandare saying Billiat\u2019s unavailability is a major blow.<\/p>\n

Mpandare revealed that Billiat\u2019s doctor had advised them the forward will not be able to play in both fixtures. The Warriors manager said:<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a massive blow for the team and the nation, Billiat won\u2019t be in the team due to injury.<\/p>\n

We are always in touch with his doctor, the player won\u2019t be ready by the time we play the games.<\/p>\n

He is still down with an injury and is expected to be back at training on March 22. He will only be able to play on April 2.<\/p>\n

We had been waiting for the report for some days, and his medical team has just confirmed the bad news.<\/p>\n

We will have to do without him, unfortunately.<\/p>\n

The Warriors are already without Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba, Jordan Zemura (Bournemouth), Brendan Galloway (Luton), Admiral Muskwe (Wycombe) and Tendayi Darikwa (Wigan Athletic) who are all based in England.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe take on Botswana, away on March 25, before hosting Zambia, at the National Sports Stadium, four days later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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