Herve Renard has named an unchanged squad from the one that face Egypt last month for Zambia’s two 2010 World/Africa Cup Group C home qualifiers coming up in June against Rwanda and Algeria.

The team , as earlier speculated in the press, includes strikers Collins Mbesuma and James Chamanga of Mamelodi Sundown of South Africa and Chinese club Dalian Hai Chang respectively.

Both players were dropped prior to Zambia’s trip to Cairo on March 29 where they drew 1-1 against Egypt in both sides opening Group C game.

Meanwhile, the home-based players are expected to go into camp in Lusaka on May 11 in Lusaka.

The team will head to Johannesburg for a closed door training camp a week later on May 17 before returning home on June 2 ahead of the Rwanda game to be played at Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe.

Renard and his team will later fly back to Johannesburg on June 9 for another weeklong closed door training camp and return on the 16th just four days before they face Algeria at Konkola.

Zambia and Egypt are top of Group C on 1 point each level with Algeria and Rwanda whom they beat to top spot on goal difference.

Team:

Goalkeepers: Davy Kaumbwa (Green Buffaloes, Kennedy Mweene (Free State Stars, South Africa), Kalililo Kakonje (Amazulu FC, South Africa)

Defenders: Emmanuel Mbola (Pyunik Yerevan,Armenia),Nyambe Mulenga, Hichani Himoonde (Both Zesco United), Joseph Musonda, Chintu Kampamba (Both Golden Arrows, South Africa), Misheck Lungu (Budapest Honved, Hungary), Davies Nkausu (Supersport United, South Africa),Dennis Banda (Green Buffaloes)

Midfielders: Felix Katongo, Stoppila Sunzu (Both Chateauroux, France), Jonas Sakuwaha (Zesco), Rainford Kalaba (Gil Vicente, Portugal), Fwayo Tembo (Etoile Du Sahel, Tunisia), Isaac Chansa (FC Helsingborg, Sweden), Francis Kasonde (Power Dynamos), Noah Chivuta (Supersport United, South Africa)

Strikers: Jacob Mulenga (Chateaurox, France), Emmanuel Mayuka (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel), Christopher Katongo (Arminia Bielefeld, Germany), Given Singuluma (Zanaco), James Chamanga (Dalian Hai Chang, China), Collins Mbesuma (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa)

15 COMMENTS

Baby C April 29, 2009 At 5:01 pm

Why mbesuma? hope he is working on his weight!
akatomba-matipa April 29, 2009 At 5:15 pm

mbesuma is a finished product .lets forget about this chap.amaule yalimonaula
Ya Pamanzi April 29, 2009 At 5:15 pm

Give us a good game. Kuli tuma K50m ka ?
Baby C April 29, 2009 At 5:25 pm

#2, kaya…good game ba zambia! the best score they can give us is a draw! if VJ was well known in football circles, he could have done what he knows best…..but alas
The Mwine April 29, 2009 At 5:39 pm

All the best Zambia
buckshot April 29, 2009 At 7:08 pm

Baby c,ati how.Go zambia go.chipolopolo iye
buckshot April 29, 2009 At 7:09 pm

Thats a gud one about Vj,lol
Anonymous April 29, 2009 At 7:33 pm

Baby c uleumfwa,i like that.
Zimandola1 April 29, 2009 At 8:57 pm

iyeeee chipolopolo
Luapula Fish April 30, 2009 At 12:45 am

2 goal keepers are enough
mwisumbo April 30, 2009 At 5:37 am

nitiyetiye Z!, apali K50millioni nimwisumbo bakamba
Pa Wamba April 30, 2009 At 8:40 am

Mbesuma is not finished. He is slowly picking up form. Last weekend he scored a brilliant equalising goal for Sundowns in a CAF Confederation game against AS Vita of Zaire. He deserves a place in the Chipolopolo line up.
Pabwato May 1, 2009 At 3:37 pm

Chipolopolo, we are behind you all the way. Give us the joy. Bring back the days of Kalusha Bwalya making Denis Liwewe.
The-Core May 3, 2009 At 1:20 pm

All the best ba Zambia LETS GO!!!
Aisha May 3, 2009 At 8:39 pm

Its a gud selection. Let these guys work extra hard to collect all 9 points 4 all 3 home games. If we are 2 qualify 2 2010 wcup.