Friday, March 29, 2024

FAZ makes 12 changes to Zambia CHAN qualifying squad

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The Zambia national team goes into camp in Lusaka tomorrow, Sunday to begin preparations for their Caf Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) first round qualifier way to Botswana on May 3.

12 out of the 21 member provisional team were not part of Peter Kaumba’s team in the preliminary round out qualifiers for the tournament against Swaziland that saw Zambia progress to the first round 4-1 on aggregate following a 3-0 home win in the final leg at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka.

The team includes Power Dynamos goalkeeper Rabson Muchelen’ganga and Zanaco midfielder Chisamba Lungu.

Lungu gets his first senior call-up and crowned it on Saturday with a lit-up performance for the first time this season with Zanaco just 24 hours after receiving his CHAN call-up with one goal in his clubs 3-1 home win over Chambishi.

Zesco United midfielder Rainford Kalaba has been added to the team despite his confirmed 5-year-deal with Sporting Braga of Portugal whom he joins in June until 2013.

CHAN is a competition exclusively for home-based national team players.

Other notable new faces include Zanaco and Zambia Under-20 playmaker Stophira Sunzu plus the Young Arrows attacking pair of Judge Mkandawire and Chiwanki Liyainga.

Liyainga, capped twice times under ex-Zambia coach Patrick Phiri in 2006 in friendly games against Botswana and Zimbabwe, has received a recall to the team.

The Young Arrows player will be competing for a place on the left wing with the man who replaced him at Power Dynamos two seasons ago Kennedy Mudenda on the left of midfield.

There are also national team recalls for Kabwe Warriors midfielder Siloni Jere after a 12-month absence including Zesco United striker Enoch Sakala who was also a regular member of the Zambia national team last year.

Not in this team for the Botswana game are Warriors striker Emmanuel Mayuka who is away in Portugal for trials and Lusaka Dynamos defender Hichani Himoonde including Power Dynamos midfielder Simon Bwalya.

Botswana meanwhile prepared for their match against Zambia with a 2-1 win over South Africa in a friendly international played in Gaborone on Thursday in a two-match warm-up series with the final game to be played on Monday evening at the same venue.

Team.

Goalkeepers: Joel Kambili (Chambishi), Rabson Muchelen’ ganga (Power Dynamos), Mike Poto (Green Buffaloes)

Defenders: Dennis Banda (Green Buffaloes) William Chinyama (Zesco United), Clive Sichondwe, Bronson Chama (Both Kabwe Warriors), White Simwanza (Young Arrows),Sanida Zulu (Chambishi)

Midfielders: Rainford Kalaba (Zesco United), Moses Kapayi (Roan United) Siloni Jere (Kabwe Warriors), Francis Kasonde, Kennedy Mudenda (Both Power Dynamos), Chisamba Lungu, Stophira Sunzu (Both Zanaco), William Njobvu (Lusaka Dynamos)

Strikers: Roger Kola (Zanaco), Chiwanki Liyianga (Young Arrows), Enoch Sakala (Zesco United), Judge Mkandawire (Young Arrows)

13 COMMENTS

  1. Faz take this competition very seriou in developing our locally based players.don’t be changing players,we need to have a team which can be togetheer for long time.what about the new stadium can someone back home enright me on that issue of chinese stadium in ndola? [email protected]. all the best to the new executive. the eye on the ball let see how it will work.also advice chamanga not to rush to Europe let him stay for another season in S.A.

  2. #1 you are very right. We need a team whose members will spend more time with each other. They need to start communicating at the same rhythm and pace. The problem is that our coaches are in a hurry to reap just after sowing! It needs a bit of some time.

    Today’s African champions have superior performance because of hard work, dedication, consistence and investment! …they were once labeled underdogs; so we can do it.Win or lose, we need the same team for a long time, like we had the fallen heroes spending more time with each other; hence an excellent team performance!

    Chinese stadium!!! Kaya …I’d appreciate a forward of this update to [email protected]

  3. hello zedians out there!

    Esther won! not sure if thats what you call split point decision. They battled it up till the last round. Interesting to know that Esther’s opponent was dropped to the canvas on two occasions.

  4. Do we really know what we are doing? How does someone make 12 changes from 22…..morethan 50% lol- Zambia the real africa.

  5. Zambians are good at talking.We talk alot in Zambia but very little action especially leaders.Go to Botswana and see for yourselves how Bostwana is developing.Zambians are good at politicking for nothing but Bastwana despite their lack of education,they are very good implimenters.Alright in Bostwana their are already using the energy saving bulbs whilst here we are still in the politicking stage.

  6. Ata ba FAZ have only 1,000,000 kwacha mu account, shame. But just how come, kwena bwafya eeeee…..as if it is a sickness

  7. #7 it shows how shallow minded we are. As shallow as the Luangwa river during the dry season, anyway come AFCO2010, World Cup2010 Zambia will win just like usual. Zambia as COSAFA, AFCON and World Champions in 2010. The chinese have almost completed work at Dag stadium that was destroyed by the Mtine regime and they got away with it, kwena tuli mbwa

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