Zimbabwe’s women beat Cameroon 1-0 in the second leg of their final Olympic qualifier in Harare to book a place at Rio 2016.

The Southern African nation will be joined at next year’s Olympics by neighbours South Africa who defeated Equatorial Guinea in Bata 1-0.

It is the first time that any Zimbabwe team has qualified for a global football tournament, the BBC reports.

Rudo Neshamba’s 8th minute goal was enough to send Zimbabwe to Brazil.

It’s a great achievement for us, I’m so happy I can’t even explain how I’m feeling right now

The result meant the tie finished level at 2-2 on aggregate, with Zimbabwe qualifying on the away-goals rule.

It was disappointment for Cameroon who represented Africa at the Women’s World Cup in Canada, reaching the second round.

Neshamba was again Zimbabwe’s match-winner, having scored their crucial away-goal in the first leg in Yaounde.

Her captain, Felistas Muzongondi, said it was a famous day in the country’s footballing history.

“It’s a great achievement for us.  I’m so happy I can’t even explain how I’m feeling right now,” Muzongondi told the BBC.

Also on Sunday, South Africa defeated Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Bata to win the tie by the same score on aggregate after the first leg had ended goal-less.

Jermaine Seoposenwe’s second half goal proved crucial for Banyana Banyana and was enough to win the South Africans their place in Rio.