Faz communications officer Erick Mwanza said 23 players are expected to report to camp on Christmas eve ahead of departure for Kampala on Monday.
Mwanza said the team will be trimmed to 18 prior to departure.
Meanwhile, Uganda national team technical director Asuman Lubowa says guest team Zambia as the team to beat at this years Cecafa Challenge Cup.
Zambia are guest team at this years Cecafa Chellenge cup after Eritrea pulled out due to logistical reasons.
Lubowa told the Uganda Monitor newspaper that were in his opinion the three-time Cecafa Challenge Cup winners are top contenders for the trophy in this years edition of the event that will run from December 31 to January 13.
“They (Zambia) are a strong side and I believe the players and coaches will have so much to learn from the Chipolopolo,” Lubowa told the Monitor.
Zambia won the Cecafa Challenge Cup in 2006 under Patrick Phiri when the tournament was hosted b y Ethiopia after beating Sudan 11-10 on post-match penalties inn the finals following a scoreless draw.
Lubowa said the withdrawal of Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe fro Cecafa over 10 years ago to join Cosafa toned down the quality of football in the annual east Africa football tournament.
“We miss the competition those teams used to bring to the tournament,” Lubowa said.
“Cecafa was a regional brand and it would take a really good team to win it. But Zambia’s participation will be a boon to football in the region.”
Zambia are in Group B in this years event together with defending champions Sudan including Kenya, Burundi and Djibouti.
Zambia open their Group B account on New Years eve against Djibouti in a 12:30 kickoff in Jinja.
Fixtures:
31/12/2008
Zambia – Djibouti(12:30)
02/01/2009
Zambia- Kenya (15:00)
04/01/2009
Zambia- Burundi (15:00)
08/01/2009
Zambia – Sudan (12:30)
Semifinals
11/01/2009
Finals Incl 3rd & 4th Place-playoffs
Number 1
Is Munaile out of jail?
Soccer fan nambala one:d
Chipolopolo or Chipololo
Wow number 5. I am always in the triple digits on the postings. Were is everyone, I guess already enjoying Xmans.
What’s with the Chipololo? sounds like an insult. lol lol 😕
Well LT has Chipolopolo changed its name to Chipololo. lol
Amakula !!!!!!!!!! :((
Number 5, chipololo doesn’t sound too good true…Buti Ba LT Awe kwena mwa ‘Mbesuma’ lelo…It ain’t even funny anymore , before this the govt was building ‘Hotels’ at unza n Evelyn Hone… :d/
All the best chipopolo hahahahahaa ba LT **==:((
I have looked at the list of the 23 players going into camp and cant help noticing that not a single player has been picked from second placed Red Arrows. Surely this being a home based team, one would reasonably expect at least one player from the second best team in the country. Mind boggling.
IYEEEEEEEEEEE FIKOLOPELO! chipolopolo no longer there
# 10, I would like to see the list of players that are picked, in which media is it? 😕
Even from Division 1 no player imagine!!!! **==
Iwe Salayandavich! Are you a Zambian?..You are being sarcastic over a thing that you can not do yourself. Have you ever tried to even kick the ball or your talent failed you to even do that. Soccer is emotional, no one likes to lose, no player would go on the pitch to loose and be lebelled “ichikolopelo”. The Zambia national team player are selected in from the population of Zambia to represent Zambians, if they loose everyone else looses; if they are “fikolopelo” then we are all fikolopelo and you are the biggest chikolopelo.
No 12 Don. Times of Zambia and Daily Mail.
Full Squad:
Jacob Banda (zesco)
Davy Kaumbwa (GBFC)
Bailan Chungu (Ndola United
Elija Tana (Rangers)
Francis Kasonde (Power)
Dennis Banda (GBFC)
Emmanuel Mbola (Mining Rangers)
Nyambe Mulenga (Zesco)
Charles Siyingwa Blades)
Kebby Hachipuka (Eagles)
Kondwani Mtonga (Zesco)
Kennedy Mudenda (Power)
William Njovu (Lus Dynamos)
Josephat Nkhoma (Lus Dynamos)
Masauso Zimba (Roan)
Kabuka Maunga (Worriors)
Roger Kola (Zanaco)
Given Sunguluma (Zanaco)
Lottie Phiri (Zesco)
Jonas Sakuwaha (Zesco)
Philemon Chipeta (Lus Dynamos)
Kelvin Muzungu (Roan)
#14 wikalipa. Naliteyapo umupila. The money being spent on the so called Chipolopolo is not yielding any positive results. Ba Zambia balipwa. Buchipolopolo bwalipwa. Icipolopolo gatacilelasa kuchinja ishina. The team now fires blanks. Imagine even strungling to beat Lesotho. Bushe ebucipolopolo? Utontonkanyepo?
Post # 17 is from salayandavich
Bakacinje icilishina ici mwe, bunda bwakulusa chila game. mwaliwinako ka game nomba lwanya…:((
chipolopolo for life bane, atleast faz is giving us some preparatory matches its good for the boys
uLfYDX