Zambia’s World Cup Group 11 opponents Togo on Wednesday lost 2-1 to DR Congo in a friendly international played in Dreux, France.
The two sides were scoreless going into the break before Togo took the lead two minutes after the break through striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
DR Congo leveled two minutes later through their Bundesliga-based midfielder Cedric Makiadi.
Striker Lomana Lualua of Al-Arabi in Qatar scored DR Congo’s winner in the 68th minute to hand the two-time African champions the win in this warm-up match.
Togo are scheduled to face Zambia away at Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe on September 6 in a Group 11 qualifier.
Zambia are currently 2nd in Group 11 on 4 points from 3 games level with leaders Swaziland from the same number of games while Togo are 3rd on 3 points after 2 games played.
Meanwhile, Swaziland lost 3-0 away on the same date to Mozambique in another international friendly match.
That can only be good news. Ifs DRC can do it then Zambia can to.
We will wack them,zambia plays well under presure
see, such news makes us be over confident and we tend to loose important matches. Togo will be busy rectifying their weaknesses while we will be dreaming of how badly they will loose. our past mistakes spells it all
Zambia can`t win Togo. Right now our team is on a 21 days holiday is German doing nothing but drinking and sha…..g in the name of last respect for HE LPM sc. Call me anything we will be beaten at home and we shall comence another state funeral ni govt yaba RB anything can happen anytime.
#2
Zambia plays well under pressure? *****, is that a game plan or a hole where your brain should be?
*****s your celebrate when DR congo beats Togo in a friendly.
DR congo plays better football than Zambia despite the problems they have. Do you think Zambia can even beat the american women Team. Even my U17 side can win ba Zambia ama kula.
Just how is the Congo vs Togo game related to Zambia vs Togo? Djukovic wins against Nadal, Nadal beats Federer, Federer beats Djukovic. Uuli namano eluke.
So if Congo can beat Togo then Zambia will thrash Togo eh.
Egypt beat cameron 3-0 and cameron beat Zambia 5-1 so did egypt thrash Zambia?
Pa pushi wait for the entertainment at konkola stadium. The team that shall score more goals that day will qualify to the next stage. as simple as that.
All the best ba Zambia.
# 8. Keep dreaming. Ba Zambia Makula period. Same crap thru the years- CALL PROS + LOSE = FIRE COACH. 44 yrs and counting.
If I am proved wrong I wll be the happiest person.
go go zambia chipolopolo iye x 4. to all the haters they will have egg on their dull faces the day we thrash togo. dont even watch the game and please concetrate on your man united and liverpool crap. this is zambia and we support our own. chipolopolo iye x4
We did it to south africa when almost everyone rude us out just like #6&9 are doing, but you will be disapointed,ukamoneka kwati ninkumba pamenso pamulandu nensoni. if you don’t have anything 2 write about,just keep quiet? than ulepishanya akabukala.
Predictions
Scores Zambia 1 – 2 Togo. Zambia hope for best runners up.
Togo 0 – 0 Swaziland
Togo qualify and Swaziland spoil zambias dreams to qualify as best runners up.
Zambias start crying and demand Renard to be sacked.
Renard looses his Job and Phiri takes over as coach.
The government appointed as technical adviser and later coach of chipolopolo.
You ar right #10
Rubbish, Phiri had has his time, the last Afcon just showed his abilities, doing nothing on the bench when the team was being bashed 5-1. If you want a Zambian coach with have Charles Musonda and Lucky Msiska in Belgium
#14- Nonsense. Name the teams these guys coach.. for your informtion they are are attached to youth teams.
If you consider Zed team a youth team than keep making noise!! If not shut up.
Conman, ur right, i for one hate the man u, Liverpool nosence.
Zambia has been bad when it comes to preparations. This is sad. Our only game plan seeing we can’t stop the time is calling the right players for the game of this magnitude. Probable line-up.
1) Kennedy Mweene (Free State SA)
2) Francis Kasonde (Power Dynamoes)
3) Joseph Musonda (Free State SA)
4) Billy Mwanza (Club Not Sure)
5) Elijah Tana (Nchanga Rangers)
6) Andrew Sinkala (Germany)
7) Rainford Kalaba (Portugal)
8) Isaac Chansa (Swenden)
9) James Chamanga (China)
10)Christopher Katongo (Germany)
11)Jacob Mulenga (France)
I wasn’t much impressed with the game played against SV Bonlanden yesterday. Zambia won 3-0, but the goals were not really fought for, because the opponents (5. division) were too weak. I really wish they played stronger clubs like Bayern or VFB Stuttgart but I don’t blame our players.
Since it was an invitation, I guess beggars are not choosers and they had no choice. Anyway, I hope they picked up a thing or two and they win the crucial match against Togo in September. They need all our support.
Our coach is lacking experience.It seems he is capable of picking any player whom he is meeting for the first time, as long as such a player has shown skill on that particular day.He is also capable of dropping even a player like Kennedy Mweene if he make a mistake,even if it is for the first time. I believe the game bound for Chililabombwe at Konkola stadium between Togo and Zambia will be a test for our coach.On that one there will be no excuse of whatsoever.
#17 Replace Sinkala with Felix Katongo, That boy has been sick and I don’t think hes ok to play now.Another inclusion would be Collins Mbesuma, still the best striker from Mother Zambia , at the moment, want it or not, no-one can beat this guy with a good midfielder behind him.
kwena ba zambia sure, all the way to Germany to play a Division 5 team and we call it good preparations.we should play teams like bayern, hamburg, werder bremen, then we will definately learn something. thats why we ve got nothing from beijing.too much talking.
see u in chililabombwe
#20 4get about Mbesuma he is finished. He has failed in his proffessional football he is a failure maybe he was using juju, 4 the replacement of sinkala with felix i agree with u and we should not be excited with the results between Togo and Dr c because the game between Z and Togo will be differant.
Finally i wish the zambia national team all the best on 6th sept.By the way is this game going to postponed because it is going 2 b within the 21 days of national mourning.