Chipolopolo’s 2015 Africa Cup Group F qualifying home game against Niger has been moved from Lusaka to Ndola.
Zambia were due to host Niger at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on October 15 but the qualifier has been moved back to Ndola.
Cape Verde will follow with a November 19 date.
This is because of continued construction works at Heroes Stadium on access roads and support structures at the venue that will be used for Zambia’s 50th Independence anniversary on October 24.
Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili has ordered the contractor to work around the clock before October 24 now that they were be no matches at the venue for the foreseeable future.
“We dont want to disturb the flow of the work here. If we allow the Niger game to come here it would mean all the works the contractor would stop work for two days before the game,” Kambwili said.
“We already have a stadium up and running so all the games for October will be held at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.”
Levy Stadium has already hosted Zambia’s opening Group F qualifier against Mozambique on September 6 that ended scoreless.
Meanwhile, Zambia have also played one game at Heroes Stadium where they beat Sudan 3-1 in a friendly game on August 31.
The ndola stadium is ideal and more spacious.
Yeah but the pitch is too bumpy!
good. twaleni ebola ku ndola not mu capital city….had a rough experience with accommodation mu ndola though. wondering how it would be if we were playing a team with drogba in if we were all over jst watching ba Mozambique . increase the accommodation also. savoy hotel had rooms for 400 kwacha without aircon na tv yamano…..
My friend you have to book for accommodation well in advance, Ndola is not a small town where you just walk in and get a room at the first hotel you see.
@Abraham – What are you saying? You are not being consistent. If Ndola is not a small town, then accommodation should be readily available….Tumano ubunoono..
@Twende wansekesha sana, ati naka Aircon na TV twacabecabe?
cacine. elo ichikwepe na driver
Clear lack of planning this stadium should never have been handed over by the contractor. ..moreover we don’t need these pointless structures. ..we should be building libraries instead.
We should not accept this. Zimbabwe refused to co-host when we asked them to.
Zambia, Zimbabwe want to co-host 2017 Afcon
The Zimbabwe Football Association have approached Zambia with a proposal to co-host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which Zimbabwe are considering bidding for.
Reports in Zimbabwe suggest that Zifa Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Mashingaidze and Zimbabwe Tourism Authority chief Karikoga Kaseke were in Zambia to sell their idea hoping to attract the Zambians into their project.
Mashingaidze met the secretary general of the Football Association of Zambia George Kasengele while Kaseke met the tourist authorities to impress on the benefits of co-hosting.
“We are exploring every avenue to make sure we bring the tournament here. I was in Zambia to talk to our…