Zimbabwe and Sudan kick off their preparations for the AFCON 2021 with a friendly warm-up game on Sunday. The game will be played at one of the training grounds in Cameroon and the location has not yet been disclosed.Zimbabwe have been drawn into Group B at the tournament, where they'll have to battle it out with Senegal, Guinea and Malawi for a place in the knockout round.Sudan will be making their first appearance in continental competition since 2012 and face an uphill task in making it to the knockout stage, with Egypt, Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau completing Group D.CAF@CAF_Online🏆 The 1970’s title holders.🇸🇩 Sudan are back to the #TotalEnergiesAFCON after missing the previous 4 editions! 🔙@SFA19362:21 AM · Dec 31, 202113627🏆 The 1970’s title holders.🇸🇩 Sudan are back to the #TotalEnergiesAFCON after missing the previous 4 editions! 🔙@SFA1936 https://t.co/xRaO5SZz2HZimbabwe vs Sudan Head-to-HeadThis will be the first competitive meeting on record between the two national teams.Zimbabwe form guide (all competitions): D-L-L-L-LSudan form guide (all competitions): L-D-L-D-DZimbabwe vs Sudan Team NewsZimbabweA 23-man squad had been named for the AFCON by Zimbabwe. Head coach Norman Mapeza will be without the services of star man Khama Billiat, who announced his retirement from international football last month.The team has also been hit by an injury crisis with the likes of Marvelous Nakamba, Tawanda Maswanhise, Marshal Munetsi and Tendayi Darikwa failing the fitness requirements ahead of the tournament.Zimbabwe Football Daily 🇿🇼@zim_football🇿🇼Here are the 23 players selected to represent Zimbabwe at AFCON 2021Who missed out ? Thoughts ?#Zimbabwe #AFCON2021 #Warriors #Africa #Zimfootball12:45 PM · Dec 29, 2021489🇿🇼Here are the 23 players selected to represent Zimbabwe at AFCON 2021Who missed out ? Thoughts ?#Zimbabwe #AFCON2021 #Warriors #Africa #Zimfootball https://t.co/dNEzcHx5ObInjury: Marvelous Nakamba, Tawanda Maswanhise, Marshal Munetsi, Tendayi DarikwaDoubtful: NoneSuspension: NoneSudan Sudan had already begun their preparation for the AFCON and were involved in a warm-up game against Ethiopia. They lost 3-2 but all 34 players called up for the competition have trained as per usual.Injury: NoneDoubtful: NoneSuspension: NoneZimbabwe vs Sudan Predicted XIZimbabwe Predicted XI (4-3-3): Petros Mhari; Bruce Kangwa, Teenage Hadebe, Jordan Zemura, Takudzwa Chimwemwe; Thabani Kamusoko, Kelvin Madzongwe, Ishmael Wadi; Knowledge Musona, David Moyo, Tinotenda KadewereSudan Predicted XI (5-3-2): Mohamed Mustafa; Salah Nimer, Ammar Mohamed, Mohamed Kasri, Amgad Ismail, Mazin Mohamedein; Al-Sadiq Hassan Musa, Mohamed Sharafeddine, Ali Mohamed; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Musab Al-SharifZimbabwe vs Sudan PredictionZimbabwe and Sudan have both struggled in their recent outings during the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualification second-round fixtures but have managed to score a few goals in their games in 2021.Sudan scored twice in their friendly game against Ethiopia and are expected to find the back of the net here as well. Both managers are looking to get their players up to speed before the AFCON group stage fixtures commence in the second week of January. With that in mind, we expect both teams to have a decent game. A draw appears to be the most likely outcome here.Prediction: Zimbabwe 2-2 Sudan