The women's football team of Zambia will participate in their first-ever Olympic Games by beating Cameroon 2-1 in Lusaka.

Having lost the first leg by 3-2 in Cameroon, the Zambians shocked their opponents by defeating them 2-1 to qualify via the away goal rule after drawing 4-4 on aggregate.

Mary Mwakapila and Hellen Mubanga scored first-half goals for the Copper Queens before Nchout Ajara's 92nd-minute goal ensured a nervy finish.

Zambia are only the fifth African side to reach the Olympics' women's football tournament, after Cameroon, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

BBC