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Herve Renard takes charge of his 11th international match when Zambia travel to Casablanca on Wednesday night to face hosts Morocco in friendly game at the Mohammed V Stadium.

The match will kickoff 21:00 in what will be the second time the two countries will be playing each other in a friendly this year.
Morocco and Zambia last meet this year on January 12 in Fez in another friendly that Morocco won 2-0 at home.

Renard is using the game to gauge the team for both next years World/Africa Cup Group C qualifiers and next weeks CAF Africa Nations Cup Championship (CHAN) qualifier away to Angola.

Morocco too have a CHAN away game against Libya coming up next weekend plus a World/Africa Cup Group A campaign that kicks off next March.

Meanwhile it doesn’t seem like sevens months since Renard took charge of Zambia last May and despite some worrying performances, the Frenchman has enjoyed a good track record so far.

Renard has four wins, three draws and as many defeats and Zambia are unbeaten in three successive games under his care.

Zambia’s last defeat came against when hosts South Africa beat Renards side 1-0 in a Cosafa Cup semifinal match played in rural Mpumalanga at Thulamahashe.

However, Zambia have also yet to win at home against Morocco in three visitors over the last seven years after also losing 1-0 on November 11, 2001 in Rabat.

The only Zambian survivor from that team is defender Elijah Tana of Nchanga Rangers who is part of the seven key local players in the sode to face Morocco Wednesday evening.

And Renard will have at least half of the players who featured in January’s friendly match led by goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene, defenders Joseph Musonda and Hichani Himoonde, midfielder Rainford Kalaba including strikers Christopher Katongo and Emmanuel Mayuka.

Collins Mbesuma of Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa too will be looking to impress Renard for consideration for forthcoming Chipolopolo assignments in 2009.

Meanwhile, Morocco will be led by striker Tarik Sektioui of FC Porto in Portugal who scored Morocco’s opening goal in that game 11 months ago is back and expected to lead in attack.

And Morocco coach Roger Lemmere has also called up striker Mounir El Hamdaoui from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar who is currently the leagues top scorer on 13 goals after 11 matches played.

Also in the team is striker Marouane Chamakh of French Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.

Lemerre also has five locally based players in the team whom he hopes will be key figures in Morocco’s CHAN qualifier away to Libya next week.
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78 COMMENTS

  1. If zambia fail to qualify for 2010, i don’t to see them there in the near future, may be during my presidency. Love zambia

  2. I don’t even know the names of the current player. By the way mbesuma is a finished product and i guess one of the has been. He must thank his lucky star that sundown is even wasting cool cash on him. My advice to you my brother is to get a farm at the earliest. If you improve i promise you a post in my cabinet of course at agriculture!

  3. #3 For which presidency will you run in 2010, maybe president of Petauke Unites. Leave Mbesuma alone, he is not your relative, moreover you only know how to kick your own balls.

  4. The same Morocco Vs Zambia game that I refereed in 1994? Oh, nice one! Both teams are now finished, nothing exciting … no Mustafa Hadji, Kenneth Malitoli. Woyo.

  5. I’m expecting a goal galore tomorrow…..the Atlas Lion is in trouble. The Chipolopolo boys just found its silver bullet.

  6. YOU GO CHIPOLOPOLO BOYS, WE ARE BEHIND YOU. i cant wait to see you in action come 2010. By the way confederation cup tickets go on sale this Sunday. So Zambians in RSA take note and rush to any FNB. The world cup tickets will be on offer soon.

  7. Let’s go boys! I have always had faith in Zambian soccer. And am not willing to back down on you, not today, not ever…..Chipolopolo…..Iyeeee…….

  8. Gentlemen, the so called, if not once galant, Zanbia National Soccer Team is finished. Chipolopolo is no longer a force to reckon with in Africa. If you want to win Zambia just play them in the night, they are the masters of load sheding. No studium, no flad lights. The country is in a mess.

    Go Morocco Go.

  9. Angola is a very strong team and Zambia needs to come up with an equally good side.We are behind you CHIPOLOPOLO BOYZ.Let us beat them in their own back yard.

  10. Obama’s father was black and his mother is white. That makes him the first Mixed-race American president. Hence, Obama is not the first Black American president. He is point 5. Coin this one or pretend forever. Period.

  11. blackmans child uliwafake boyi, how can you support morroco show some ptriotism man even though you in the diaspora you still umwana zedi chipolopolo ni ni-zee bakamba

  12. We are on course.Continue with same preparations.Thanks go to FAZ,Technical bench and players commitments not forgetting all chipopolo fans

  13. Hope this coach has picked the right players this time.He should call all the players abroad so that they can blend with the local players and come up with a strong team.

    Am sure this time we can be in S.A in 2010 that is if we are serious with the selection of players.

  14. You have done it before zambia, you can do it this time too. its a morale booster for you if you win. Time to make history in SA starts now…Ren lets do this!!!

  15. Baby C ,how are u?…that day i had smoked alot of weed…4give me for being so hyper-excited…!

    SCOREBOARD:
    Morocco ….4 Zambia……0

  16. It is either those of us outside Zambia are out of touch with Zambian soccer or we are just optimistic about our national team. If you look at the postings, only those outside Zambia are enthuasistic about Chipolpololo the local flags all sound negative.But any way we only have one chipolopolo so we have to support it. wether win or lose, atleast it is ours and we can do something about it. Unlike supporting Arsenals and the rest, we dont have a say. gO BA ZAMBIA GO , we will meet you in RSA in 2010.

  17. OK baby C…cool,but #39 my scoreboard is for the FULL time OK.
    And #37 wat are u trying 2 say?someone pliz tell me,wat daz “wabebolo” mean?

  18. Hey, I am thinking aloud! Was of the idea that we should change the name for our national team. Chipolopolo has not done us any good as a name. Remember names play an important role, in this case our national team is a bullet if am to interpret that. Question 1, why was the name changed? Q2 Who changed it? Did FAZ or indeed any other person ask for this change? I am not saying that we should go back to the old name. again our Jersy has not been consistence of late. Need your help.

  19. 46.SON OF MY FATHER the word chipolopolo is a funny name and the non Zambians i have met like it.It even becomes more funnier when the so called chipolopolo lose like 4 1 to tunisia 2006, 5 1 to cameroun 2008,4 0 to egypt 4 0 1998.

  20. # 46. The Name was KK11…….dont you think it only made sense to have that name dropped after the 1991 elections? Duh!

  21. Go Fwayo Go show them how to kick the ball, Don’t listen to these frustrated cadres waffling, in fact those against Chipolopolo boys are Hockey funs.

  22. #46 Chipolopolo to Zambia national team is a song which was sung when Zambia triumphed those years when Kalusha, Charles Musonda, jonson Bwalya, Elijah Litana, Harison Chongo, Msiska and other good players were playing. Because we were playing good football as a country and following the wind of change in politics in 1991,chipolopolo was asuitable name for our national team. So the media started writting each time they were refering to the N/Team.

  23. GREEN EAGLES 1 VS NKWAZI 0 WEDNESDAY 19 MIDWEEK RESULT, WELL DONE BOYS WE CANT ACCEPT RELEGATION NOW ,THE FIGHT IS STILL ON , HERE WE COME KONKOLA NEXT SATURDAY WATCHOUT BA SHIMAINE.

  24. Half time, Morocco leading 2-nil. Zambia’s main problem is mainly poor defending when Morocco comes on the counter attack. The boys can’t seem to hold the positions and putting the goalie in very dangerous situations. Katongo, J. Mulenga, Clifford, Kalaba and pressing the issue and might get a goal if they keep up the pressure in the second half. The back 4 need a pep talk to settle down the nerves and create a buffer for the midfield to push the ball to J. Mulenga who is playing as a lone striker. Go boys Go, we are behind you!!!

  25. BONKERS…1-0 already wats wrong wit us it dat we sick of North Africanist disease or wat?? is there a witch doctor who can just blast thunder on dat pitch so dat we can win tha game already i personally and truely believe that Alex Fergurson and Arsene Wenger even Jose Murhino have a witch doctor department!! how else to they dominate C’mon People!!

  26. Zambia now resorting to long boys to try and press the issue but to now avail. Morocco is solid in that back. Zambia niether team has posed any major threats so far

  27. if the scoreline goes to 5-0 i will proclaim that my fellow citizens should enact a Bill in Parliament that will allow coporal punshiment when ever these guyz lose IM TIRED!! by tha we can call it ”THE-CORE Bill”

  28. Zambia still maintaining possession but not really mounting any serious threat on goal. We are lacking a midfielder to supply the ball the the strikers.

  29. Zambia a wearing a white Jersey with no names on, which is making it hard for identify the players for those of us that don’t know them facially 😉

  30. Morocco is sitting back and relying on counter attacks with seems to be working very effectively for them. Morocco is now running circles in the midfield. They seem to be enjoying the game now, who wouldn’t when leading 3:0. They are now rotating players to give game time to those on the bench.

  31. Zambia does not look like unlocking this solid Morocco defense. Every effort is thwarted in the midfield and cleared from the danger area

  32. pole pole zambia better luck next time but 3-0 or 4-0 wat eva the scoreline will be SUCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

  33. Alright guys, that’s it from me, looks like another bad night for the Chipolopolo. I’m just gonna head back to work i’m sure we all know what to expect.

  34. Chipolopolo iye have lost 0 – 3 to Morroco. We gotta get the right frame of mind to compete with the likes of Egypt…abena

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