Former Zimbabwean international Alois Bunjira has backed the Warriors to collect all three points in the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Bafana Bafana on Tuesday.
A striker in his heyday, Bunjira played for the likes of Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits.
South Africa host their neighbours at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein in the crucial Group C encounter.
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"Losing to Lesotho was a difficult thing to swallow for Zimbabweans," Bunjira tells KickOff, referring to last Friday's shock 2-0 defeat.
"That's a game everyone in Zimbabwe thought we were going to win, but unfortunately we lost. Zimbabwe still got a very strong squad, we should have won the match against Lesotho if it was not for the mistakes we made.
"I believe we have prepared well for the match against South Africa though. it's a game I believe Zimbabwe can win.
"The buzz in Zimbabwe is that this is the match we can win. Why? Because we know that if we can win this match, we will be back in contention," he adds.
Bunjira says everybody in Zimbabwe is expecting a Warriors victory against Bafana Bafana as they know the capabilities of the team.
"We might not have a Knowledge Musona, we might not have a Khama Billiat, but we have new young players that are equally talented.
"We know what South Africa can do, we all saw how they did at the AFCON. Recently, they managed to get a very good point away to Nigeria.
"But still, we have a team that can beat them. Our motivation is getting the three points that will enable us to go back into contention."
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Meanwhile, news from the Bafana camp says Percy Tau is doubtful for the much-anticipated encounter after experiencing a slight hamstring problem.
The technical team is still waiting for a word from the medical team.
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