Herve Renard today named his 20-man squad to face South Africa in a friendly international on Tuesday at Super Stadium in Pretoria.
No foreign based players are in the team that is using the warm-up to prepare for the CHAN tournament that is a new Caf tournmaent for exclusively for home-based national team players that will be held in Cote d’Ivoire from February 22 to March 8.
The team includes two out of the four Zesco United players earlier called up for the match by Renard just 24 hour after the defending league champions refused to release any of their players due to their Caf Africa Champions League commitments next Saturday.
Zesco host Mathare United of Kenya next Saturday in Ndola in a Caf Africa Champions League preliminary round, first-leg match.
In the team from Zesco are goalkeeper Jacob Banda and defender Mulenga Nyambe while midfielders Jonas Sakuwaha and Jackson Mwanza have been withheld by the club.
Renard is set to hand first senior call-ups for Chambishi midfielder Patrick Kasunga, Red Arrows striker Aggripa Mbewe and Peter Chilemena of City of Lusaka.
There is also a recall for City defender Oswald Kalamba after four years in the wilderness.
Meanwhile, Zambia on Friday morning lost 3-1 in a training game to Zanaco at Barclays Banks sports complex in Lusaka.
Usually one wouldn’t read too much into such an informal match but it was the lackluster manner in which Zambia played in the first half that got even Renard heated up as he demanded reinforcements from Zesco after being left threadbare when five key players left for trials in Europe this week.
In the match, Zanaco took the lead thanks to two fine free-kicks delivered ala-Ashios Melu by midfielder Zebron Njobvu.
The first one rocketed through Zambia’s wall that looked more porous than a sieve hitting the inside of the post and it went in so fast after it seemed like it grazed the upright and out for touch.
Njobvu’s second, another thundering and accurate shot, accelerated so fast it left Davey Kaumbwa of Green Buffaloes riveted in his position.
Zanaco right-back Michael Bwalya sneaked in one goal in-between his club mates set-piece brace with a long-range drive to beat Kaumbwa.
City striker Makundika Sakala headed in Zambia’s consolation after the restart in which Renard’s side put up a much-improved display through they again lacked any character in attack.
And Faz communications officer Erick Mwanza said the team leaves for South Africa on the eve of the match on Monday.
Meanwhile, South Africa have managed to secure the services of all their players for Tuesday match.
According the The Star newspaper, all the South Africa Premier Soccer League and SAFA have agreed to postpone all of next Wednesday evenings league matches to a date to be announced later.
Goalkeepers: Jacob Banda (Zesco United),Davy Kaumbwa(Green Buffaloes),
Defenders: Elijah Tana (Clubless), Sanida Zulu (Chambishi), Perry Mubanga (Power Dynamos), Dennies Banda, Oswald Kalamba (Both Green Buffaloes), Mulenga Nyambe (Zesco United)
Midfielders: Henry Banda (Zanaco), Lawrence Pondani (Young Arrows), Kebby Hachipuka (Green Eagles), Patrick Kasunga (Chambishi), Stanley Banda (Red Arrows), Kennedy Mudenda, Simon Bwalya, Joseph Sitali (All Power Dynamos),Allen Mukuka (Nkana)
Strikers: Agrippa Mbewe(Red Arrows), Elson Mkandawire Elson Peter Chilemena (City of Lusaka).
One time renard !
Dont comment too much it will be treason !!
I am worried about the goalkeepers!
y shud Tana be clubless now.Can someone clarify it for me pls,becoz as far as i know he is Rangers player
wishing you the best Boys!! :d
I wish one day to develop interest in soccer. Evening Ba Maureen
Now let me listen to that Chipolopolo Song while I get ready to go out!!
Hi Tatwakabwele, Jamaco and Ba Sido
Ba Maureen is soccer fan nambala l-) lelo.
Ba Maureen imwe!! Nice Weekend.
Imwe lelo ni pa Friday, don’t you have any money to go out? Go & meet real women of flesh & blood, not virtual ones on LT! :d
Nice weekend to you Jamaco, Nine Chale and Mwana Muchende ! ^:)^
#11 Here you don’t risk catching aka doyo. e-humping mudala ! =p~
But sihina lyabu Mwana fimofimo te sana mwe…:-? Kwati ninsele?
Hallo Mwana Muchende. Ba Obama balishani?
Me am about to go and play. Imwe ni Cyber lelo pa friday. As for me I will be stepping into the real world. Ba LT kuti bapwisha ne fyupo!! :d
I smell some Dolce und Gabbana here.
Pa LT ni smelling Rats in almost every thread.
#14 I wanted someone to comment also. Ever heard of the ‘Splendid Isolation’?
Keep it up Ba Maureen!
There are virtual women on this space?? Am scared #:-s
Today its :(|) BIZ!! More @};-
and :@) ideas. :o)
#18 Mukabwela ! Whats up man ?
# 14 Tatwakabwele. The guy is cool so far we had some breakfast meeting this morning. Nine Chale asserts that my sacred name Mwana Muchende is an insult. What is your take on this allegation?
#19 Mwana Mu…(nshilefwaya ukutukana!) these are the virtual women:
o-+ = Baby C
o-> = Zoe
o=> = Cutey
And one virtual man:
:-b = Jamaco :)):)):))
#19,
virtual means..
constructive, equivalent, essential, implicit, practical, substancial, among all the meanings.
Why get scared to talk to them nicely..
Your name spells scares though…
No offence meant.. and I am sorry if I have offended you.. :-j
Kaya bane. This team against SA and Ivory Coast? We dont have a team guys. Let us wait and see what happens on tuesday.
#22 Thats good! your sacred name iliko bad. My apology for using it. I recommend that you keep this name sacred and secret, if possible withdraw it from the public domain. I will call you “Nine Chale”, its cool.
#23 and 24
:d:d:d:d:d:)):)):)):)):)) Feel at home with my names. Mwana Muchende
Nine Chale pliz! wanisekesa maningi. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! =))
katwishi
#24, meant, why scared, just talk to them nicely. :d:d
Every time i see our nation team losing i feel bad because there was a time when we had a good team to boast about.
Plz those useless talk here. Let us talk about fubo. Zed vs SA. Or what should Renard do to prepare the Team despite the great migratition of some of his patagonian players to Europe.
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lets go Zed if we ready now!
AT THE RATE THINGS ARE GOING FOR THE CHIPOLOPOLO BOYS-FILEMPELA UMWENSO-KAYA. LET’S WAIT AND SEE. FINGERS CROSSED AND WISH THE BOYS WELL! :-w
I am clubless but still lethal i am already in Pretoria
#36 Yanjani Zulu, where in Pretoria? I am also in Pretoria
Go go Zambia go………………………………….
#37 I am in Mamelodi East
The goalkeeper is good only that you are used to seeing Mweene and Kakonje but Jacob Banda will even be better than these two. My worry is the strikers who are very blunt. The coach himself is a very big doubt and Kalu and his colligues are thieves and with this bad sponsorship in football, we are unlikely to get good results.
Same old story….. :-w
#40 I think you are right and with some of them going AWOL, Im even scared to watch this match because Bafana Bafana have drastically improved
#39 I am in Hatfield, stay well
I think the players who just sneaked out for trials in Europe should be given a national team ban. Its the same players when they fail to feature for European clubs for months come back and blame the coach for not giving them play time in the national team when all along they dont play in Europe. Mbesuma struglled in Europe and I think he made the right move to the Psl to play regularly and have some needed experience. as for the others we don’t know.
i think the chipolopolo will do better in the friendly match,i wish them the best
HOPE ZAMBIA WILL REACH THE LEVELS OF MACHESTER UNITED ONE DAY
Somebody tell me did our boxer fight yesterday and how did they fair?
Especially Wasaja and Steven Chungu.
Calling all Pretoria based Chipolopolo fans to come and support the lads. We have Chipolopolo T shirts going for R100. Lets meet at Cofi restaurant in Hatfield at 18:00 hrs and move in a convoy to Super Stadium. For T shirts contact +2779 599 2502 or +2778 566 535 ,email your order to [email protected] and you will collect the T-shirt at the Grand stand entrance nearer the police station. SEE YOU THERE**== **== **== **==
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SA 3 Zambia 0, Teko Modise will score.
Zambia National team soccer coach has resigned