The Zambia Under-20 national team take on Egypt Under-20 in a Rwanda 2009 Caf Africa Youth Cup 2nd round, 2nd leg qualifier at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola.
Victory for Zambia will see them qualify for an unprecedented second successive Africa Youth Cup final.
Zambia and Egypt come into this match level at 3-3 from the 1st leg played in Alexandria a fortnight ago.
Zambia Under-20 Coach Oswald Mutapa has some extra help on the bench in Chingola on Saturday with Zambia coach Herve Renard who was present in the away 1st leg match.
It is the first time since Roald Poulsen in 1994/1995 with the Under-23 that saw the rollout of ex-internationals Jones Mwewa, Vincent Mutale and Alex Namazaba that a senior national team head coach has actively been working with junior national teams.
Moreover, with the possibility of Swaziland upsetting Zambia’s 2010 World/Africa Cup ambitions when they face Togo in Accra on Saturday should they win by 1-0, a double-whammy of failures would be a serious dent on the 7-month-old Faz administration thus Renard’s active role with the team.
Back to the game at Nchanga, Striker Roger Kola of Zanaco who scored the opening goal including Fwayo Tembo of Tunisian club Etoile de Sahel who hit the target twice are both available for the game in Chingola.
Meanwhile, there will be one player who will be looking forward to put disappointment of not reaching an Africa junior tournament behind him.
Zanaco midfielder Henry Banda suffered a 1st round disappointment with the Under-17 class of 2004 during the 2005 Caf Africa Under-17 Cup qualifiers when Zambia were eliminated by Tanzania before the latter were disgraced in the final stage for age cheating.
Banda will be looking for brighter prospects this time around and he is expected to be a key player in midfield for Zambia as they seek some revenge after Egypt denied them passage to the Under-20 finals twice in 2001 and 2005.
But Zambia come with an edge in this years Under-20 campaign after defeating Egypt 3-0 at the 2007 tournament held in Congo-Brazzaville in a Group B match with Tembo scoring one goal back then.
Next years Africa Youth Cup be held from January 18 to February 1.
Yes they will and they can crush egypt ,period. go u20 go.
its time that zambian soccer team you should do something extra ordinary for the nation .You cant be using tax payers money and bring zeros home .Under 20 you are doing a good job wish even the adults can do better too.All the best !!!!!!!!!!!
Twana again!
Go chipolopolo go!
Victory is ours!!!!
Hard work and determination can help the young chipolopolo get the day.All the best guys.
Get this team as it is and make it the main team. We are tired of the likes of the Mbesumaz … The problem is confidence! So baletutuma bamambala. Kaya!!!
I m sure this time arround, we wont struggle, go Zambia
about 5hrs more b4 kick off,gents and ladies back home,keep us posted as the games goes on.go go copper bullets and smash the pharaohs,all the best boys.
Our U-20 are a strong time. They are young with lots of air in their heads but they are really very good. I think if we maintain them we have a bright future.
#8.yEZYANISO CHINA.
I don’t think ZNBC have time to show such trivial things. They have more important things to show like TD Jakes. And it’s hard to write from the stadium. Hard luck
It is destined for us be be Rwanda 2009
Hey we are behind u boys go zambia go
Is it possible to watch the game on the net.
Guys any information about the game?
Its still 0 – 0
whats the final score?
What is the final score
GAME OVER YET?
DID EGYPT U20 CRUSH ZAMBIA U20?
hey, whats our fate at nchanga.am under ground.
zambia 0-egypt 1
Egypt did cruch zambia
THE U-20 FOOTBALL RESULT THIS AFTERNOON AT NCHANGA STADIUM MAY CAUSE MORE ADMISSIONS OF BLOOD PRESSURE PATIENTS IN ZAMBIA BCOS WE LIKE COUNTING CHICKS B4 THE EGGS ARE HATCHED.ANY SERIOUS FOOTBALL ANALYST AND PSYCHOLOGIST SHOULD HAVE DONE HIS OR HER HOMEWORK B4 THE GAME STARTED,WE ALL KNOW THAT THE NAME EGYPT IN FOOTBALL CIRCLES DOES SEND SHIVERS IN ANY ZAMBIAN FOOTBALLER OR ADMINISTRATOR.SO THIS IS A BIG LESSON TO ZAMBIANS.IF U DRAW WITH EGYPT AT THIER HOME GROUND DOES NOT MEAN THAT U ARE BETTER THAN THEM.ALWAYS RESPECT GIANTS IN FOOTBALL AS ROBINIO WROTE IN GRAFFIT IN ONE OF THE DRESSING ROOMS.
Togo 5 Swaziland 0 good news for Zambia
#24 its 6 not 5 twalebeba landeni tumfwe!
can someone explain to me why 5 for Togo is our goodnews
TOGO 6 SWAZILAND ZER0 [0] THANKS TOGO U ARE AN UNCORRUPTABLE TEAM TRUE FOOTBALL COMPETITION HAS BEEN EXHIBITED
26. WE ARE NOW LEADING GROUP 11 WITH 7 PIONTS AND WE SHALL BE IN A GROUP OF FOUR TO COMPETE FOR A PLACE FOR 2010 WORLD CUP .WE HAVE ALREADY QUALIFIED TO 2010 AFRICA CUP BY BIENG GRUOP 11 LEADERS AUTOMATICALLY
I watched the game. Hardluck boys, EGYPT1-0 ZAMBIA. The Zambian lads thought that they had carried the day & relaxed consequently were scored in the the last minute of added time, just at a time it looked over. Fwayo Tembo is a great player, so logical & so natural, man of the match to say the least. Abaiche ba chilateya mumfula nomba te excuse.
29.DO U MEAN EGYPT ARE AMPHIBIANS .IF ANY THING THE MAJORITY OF THE ZAMBIAN U-20 PLAYERS ARE GRADUATES OF MUD-RAINY FOOTBALL PITCHES WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN ADVANTAGE TO US.
Zambian football has NEVER improved. Its EVER going down. We ALWAYS quailify by chance, i.e. “if Team A beats Team B and if Team X draws with Team Y, then Zambia goes to the next round”
THE HARD AND PAINFULL TRUTH IS THAT ZAMBIA WILL NEVER, NEVER IN ANY FORESEEABLE FUTURE, BRING THE AFRICA CUP HOME, AS FOR THE WORLD CUP, FORGET.
Hon Donald Chivubwe, Mumbwa MP died of a heart attack after Zambia’s loss. The poor soul just collapsed at his Avondale home after watching Zambia go down in a crucial encounter.
Anyone is free to collapse and die but I have warned you at least.
31. U ARE VERY RIGHT,WE ARE NEITHER IMPROVING NOR DECLINING, WE ARE JUST STAGNANT,ALWAYS HOPING FOR IF X BEAT Y AND THEN Z DRAWS AGAINST US THEN WE QUALIFY,WHICH FOOTBALL IS THIS.PLAY LIKE THE NIGERIANS WHO TREAT EVERY GAME AS IMPORTANT AND EVERY TEAM MEMBER IS COMMITED TO DELIVER VICTORY DESPITE PERSONAL DIFFERENCES OFF AND ON THE PITCH.
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