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Zambia national team pre-Africa Cup build-up brief

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The Zambia national team programme and provisional team list for next years Africa Cup finals is as follows:

Friendly games:

1.Andalusia Regional XI (Spain)

Date: 27/12/2007

Venue: Jerez

2. Tunisia

Date: 06/01/2008

Date: TBA.

3. Morocco

Date: 12/01/2007

Venue: TBA.

TEAM.

Goalkeepers: Kennedy Mweene (Free State Stars, South Africa), Kalililo Kakonje (Nathi Lions, South Africa), Mike Poto (Green Buffaloes).

Defenders: Clive Hachilensa (IFK Mariehamn, Finland), William Chinyama, Rogers Kamwandi (Both Zesco United), Kennedy Nketani (Zanaco), Joseph Musonda, Billy Mwanza (Both Lamotville Golden Arrows, South Africa), Kampamba Chintu (Free State Stars, South Africa), Elijah Tana (El Merreikh, Sudan), Moses Sichone (Kickers Offenbach, Germany)

Midfielders: Andrew Sinkala (SC Paderborn, Germany), Isaac Chansa (Helsingborg, Sweden), Rainford Kalaba (Zesco United), Francis Kasonde, Kennedy Mudenda (Both Power Dynamos), William Njobvu (Lusaka Dynamos), Clifford Mulenga (Pretoria University, South Africa), Felix Katongo (Petro Athletico, Angola), Ian Bakala (Desportivo Premeira Agosto, Angola).

Strikers: Christopher Katongo (Brondby, Denmark), Collins Mbesuma (Bursaspor, Turkey), Jacob Mulenga (Strasbourg Racing, France), Dube Phiri (Desportivo Premeira Agosto, Angola), Felix Sunzu (Konkola Blades), Emmanuel Mayuka (Kabwe Warriors), Ignatius Lwipa (Zanaco).

10 COMMENTS

  1. Good lucky to Zed and chipolopolo.It takes a a good game plan to suceed and every game is won before the pitch because of the altitude of the players and team work. Go Zambia! Go Zambia- fight and triamph!!!

  2. I think the coach has goofed by leaving out James chamanga, who is the joint goal scorer in South Africa. Noah Chivuta should have been accorded a chance too. He is the third top goal scorer in RSA. So too should Enock sakala have been given a chance.

    Good luck Zambia, I know not all players can be selected.

  3. Jah bless,nothing less…..we just wait and see.
    Hope we beat Sudan then we expect good things.It should be with a big difference,lets say 5:1

  4. AFCON will be tougher than we imagine. We are in a group of death where there is no weak team. All teams in this group emerged group winners during qualifiers and that is what makes this group to be dubbed the group of death. I have a feeling Sudan will pull shock or 2. Zambias preparations will determine how we will go. I am 100 % sure Cameroon and Egypt will underrate both Zambia and Sudan and that will be our chance. However on paper it is Cameroon and Egypt who are favorites to pull thru.

  5. I do agree with you you Justice,Ponga said something similar and it has been a concern.The group in itself is so tough,i don´t know if the guys will be tough enuff too.Preparations should be good enuff for the Copper Bullets.

  6. James chamanga scored 2 goals on wednesday in his team’s win over kennedy Mweene’s Free Stae Stars this makes him the leading goal scorer in the PSL with 9 goasl. How does a sensible coach leave out a leading goal scorer in a foreign league. Come on, include the boy in your team PP. Be flexible.I would rather he should have more experienced players.

  7. I think Zambia has portantial players who can do zambia proud.Just remember to motivate players and give them all surpote.I am appealing to the technical bench to be very careful when choosing players.I don't think if it could be wise to leave out(James C I think Zambia has portantial players who can do zambia proud.Just remember to motivate players and give them all surpote.I am appealing to the technical bench to be very careful when choosing players.I don't think if it could be wise to leave out(James C

    Chanda Victor,Ibenga,Zambia.

  8. This should be the year we did it! Remember those many times we got so close to clinching it and yet so far to winning it. The cup has been there for a while now, since 1957, i think it is high time we got it into our history books!
    Come on CHIPOLOS, surely we can do it, Jah bless!!!

  9. I feel the move by the coach to leave out Tana from the team was a right one as it will set a good example to the indisciplined players that grow big headed. but dont get me wrong am not saying Tana is undisciplined, what am saying is that the coach should not bow down to external pressure because he knows each and every player well.
    lets go Phiri lets go or sorry i meant lets go zambia lets go

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