Logarusic tames Indomitable Lions as Eswatini pull off a goalless draw

What an upset!

Zdravko Logarusic's Eswatini have clinched a much-deserved goalless draw against Cameroon in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa Qualifiers tie on Wednesday night.

The former Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards boss led his side to a historic maiden point against the Indomitable Lions, who remain at the top of Group D with nine points from five games.

The minnows displayed a praiseworthy defensive clinic in front of not more than a few hundred fans at Mbombela Stadium, a 43,500-seater in the South African city of Nelspruit.

Interestingly, that has been Cameroon's third away draw in these qualifications after two 1-1 draws against Lybia and Angola.

Except for a handful of decent chances in the first half, Marc Brys' side failed to impose any serious threat to the team ranked 159th on the FIFA list.

Brentford's Brian Mbeumo hit the crossbar around the 15th-minute mark in what probably should have been a cross but eventually ended on the woodwork. The same player found himself in another promising situation five minutes later, but his effort went inches wide off the right post.

Brighton and Hove Albion's midfielder Carlos Baleba - Cameroon's most valuable player of the night - tried his luck shortly after, just like their captain Vincent Aboubakar. However, it stayed 0-0 on the scoreboard, and after not conceding in that critical period, Eswatini prevailed once and for all.

The second half was as dull as it gets, with Logarusic's game plan being perfectly executed. The hosts exploited the offensive flaws of the Indomitable Lions and even managed to launch a couple of counters that didn't end the way they were hoping, though.

Manchester United's Andre Onana was pretty much jobless between the sticks, while his counterpart Mlamuli Makhanya pulled off some excellent saves to keep the clean sheet and push his team to a sensational draw.

2026 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS - AFRICA

Round 5

Wednesday

CAR - Madagascar 1-4 (1-2)

/Gambor 9 - Raveloson 17,21, Randrianantenaina 49, Rafanomezantsoa 89'/

Eswatini - Cameroon 0-0

Liberia - Tunisia 0-1 (0-1)

/Mestouri 4/

Thursday

16:00: (2.60) Mozambique (3.00) Uganda (3.00)

19:00: (1.18) Cape Verde (7.00) Mauritius (16.0)

19:00: (2.75) Malawi (2.60) Namibia (3.00)

19:00: (3.40) Sierra Leone (3.10) Guinea B. (2.30)

19:00: (3.20) Zimbabwe (3.10) Benin (2.40)

22:00: (1.01) Gabon (15.0) Seychelles (45.0)

22:00: (2.90) Gambia (3.05) Kenya (2.65)

22:00: (2.55) Libya (2.90) Angola (2.90)

***odds are subject to change***