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Renard upbeat ahead of Algeria Showdown

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Zambia returned home today from a one-week training camp in South Africa with coach Herve Renard declaring that his side was ready for the World/Africa Cup Group c qualifier  against Algeria this Saturday.

Algeria meanwhile arrive on Thursday evening and will like Zambia today fly directly to Ndola from South Africa where they also set up a training camp in Pretoria on June 12.

“It will be a difficult game but we are not scared of them,” Renard said at Ndola International Airport upon landing from Johannesburg at lunchtime today.

“We just have to concentrate and if we do our best we will be able to beat this team.”

Renard added that they owed it to the fans to keep the momentum but insisted that Zambia’s first objective was to secure a berth at the African Cup finals in Angola next January.

And Renard and his 23-man Zambia team later drove from Ndola to Chililabombwe where they will be camped for the final leg of their qualify that will be played at Konkola Stadium.

Both Algeria and Zambia are level on 4 points but the north Africans lead  Group C on goal difference while Rwanda and Egypt lie in 3rd and 4th places respectively on 1 point from their opening two matches.

21 COMMENTS

  1. Chipolopolo boys… pls do me a favour just this once! Im in algeria & suddenly an overnyt celebrity due to my nationality….So pls all the best and focus!!!

  2. But ba coach,why set such a low goal for our team?We’ve been to African cup finals several times before so what will excite us is qualifying to the World cup!Besides,out of the 4 teams three will qualify to Angola 2010 so even the 2nd from the bottom will qualify for Angola 2010. Aim higher boss!!!!!!!

  3. iye iyee chipolopolo……go go zambia, Zambia, zambia…….ati bazambia ngaba boma no mwela wabola eyaa…ayee eee ..aye mama eee…ati ba Zambia, Ba Zambia…………. ichimwela mwebane iyee ine ubusuma. Its Zambia leading by 2 to 0.

  4. Zambia be careful. The strategy of Algeria is to score a quick goal and defend! Hold them and strike at an appropriate time or opportunity arises!!!

  5. Zambian can not score 4 goals at the moment but am sure i would welcome even a 1-0 beating of Algeria. we ve always competed favourably with Algeria so hopefully history would reapeat itself in our fvour

  6. #16 Why do you pipo like to be negative, what if one of the Boys saw this site , it would reall buld their morale, so please try to be optimitstic. Ba Zambia is coming

  7. Puteni icimwelaaaaaaaa!!!!!! Tukawina Pa Saturday…even if it will be by a slender margin…..what is important is to bag the three precious points. ZAMBIA NI NSHIMBI…….VIVA ZAMBIA AND LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC. I JUST HOPE A CERTAIN POLITICIAN WILL NOT BE THERE AT KONKOLA….HE IS THE ONE WHO BRINGS “BAD MASHAMU’……..LOL

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