Zambia are in pole position for a place at the 2014 African Nations Championship (Chan) after holding Zimbabwe 0-0 in Harare at the weekend.
The southern Africa neighbours meet again this Saturday in Copperbelt city Ndola and a home victory would take the Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets) to South Africa.
Bloemfontein, Cape Town and Polokwane stage the January 11-February 1 tournament for home-based stars, using venues that hosted 2010 World Cup matches.
Zimbabwe goalkeeper Tafadzwa Dube and opposite number Daniel Munyau made several excellent saves each at Rufaro Stadium and the woodwork intervened twice.
Giant Zambia striker Festus Mbewe rattled the crossbar with a first-half header and defender Fackson Kapumbu struck the post off a free kick during the second half.
Burkina Faso, Burundi, Congo Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda and South Africa have secured Championship places.
The other three places in the September 18 draw will go to the overall winners of the Zimbabwe-Zambia, Mozambique-Angola and Cameroon-Democratic Republic of Congo ties.

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