Zesco United defender Hichani Himoonde will captain the 20-member Zambia team heading to Zimbabwe on Friday ahead of Sunday’s Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup quarterfinal match against Namibia at Rufaro Stadium in Harare.
And late call-ups striker Enock Sakala and midfielder Luka Lungu of Zesco United and Power Dynamos respectively have both made the final 20-man squad barely 24-hours after they were drafted into the team.
Himoonde has been handed the captaincy ahead of Choma Eagles midfielder Kebby Hichipuka who was a regular skipper for the the at the CHAN tournament in Cote d’Ivoire earlier this year.
However, Herve Renard’s team will be without two heroes from Zambia’s bronze medal winning team at the CHAN tournament.
Winger Ignatius Lwipa of Zanaco and Power Dynamos midfielder Kennedy Mudenda including Green Buffaloes goalkeeper Davey Kaumbwa have both been dropped.
Nkana forward Rabson Lwambula has also been dropped while there will be a first senior cap for Zanaco number 2 goalkeeper Joshua Titima who has made the cut.
The team leaves for Harare by road on Friday at 07:00 hours.
Team:
Goalkeepers:Jacob Banda (Zesco United), Joshua Titima (Zanaco)
Defenders: Percy Kisonge (Zamtel), Hichani Himoonde (Zesco United), Dennis Banda (Green Buffaloes), Jimmy Chisenga (Red Arrows), Mwewa Sakala, Thomas Nyirenda, Charles Siyingwa (All Zanaco),
Midfielders: Stopilla Sunzu (Unattached), Henry Banda, Allan Mukuka (Both Zanaco), Kebby Hachipuka (Choma Eagles), Stanley Nshimbi (Lusaka Dynamos), Sebastian Mwansa (Green Buffaloes), Maunga Kabuku (Kabwe Warriors), Luka Lungu (Power Dynamos)
Strikers:Â Enock Sakala (Zesco United), Felix Sunzu (Unattached), Jimmy Njobvu (Red Arrows)
We are simply a batch of i-dio-ts as a country. The only time a Zambian is aggressive is when he is beating his wife under the influence of beer. We can all be unhappy but put up with it, talk about it in buses and bars. We are all lazy, with no confidence .Wonder why we go out to compete and only expose our disgusting culture of living to the world. Thank God we have never gone to the world cup we could make history as the first team to loose 9-0.What have we ever done well -the poorest, the most AIDS hit lots, now the most brainless leadership. Zambia shall be saved.
#1 ba Michael you can say whatever but please that is too much.Forgive mother Zed we are still learning and we shall be learning to learn.Is that a curse or what, God forbide
We have a long way to go but iam OPTIMISTIC. We have a great future ahead. I know it has taken a long time to come but with hands held together, we shall prevail!!!
Maybe we can win mwe. but I’ll keep my fingers crossed
Ati Hichani nani? Bushe aya nayo mashina ya bola? Anyway it’s about time we thought about other sports. It’s like in football tuli fimakula. We have wasted so much money on something which always brings us back to square one no matter how much we try.
Hachani Hamonde is yet to impress the Zambian soccer fans and has not managed to help the team to keep a clean sheet whenever is given an opportunity to represent the country. Considering his inexperience and the absence of Nyambe mulenga , lets see if he can rise to the occassion and inspire the young team .
Once a pirate always a pirate : power 90
HH can be a good supporter.
No1. Hichani Himonde No2. Hichone Hamonde. No3. HH fimo fimo etetetetet Sure you expect to win anything.
Hichilema Hakainde for Coach
HakaSata for referee
i can’t see any sense in all the comments submitted so far especially # 1 the so call Michael who do u think u are after all u are just a simple migrated idoit. for your own infor zambia has archived alot in football as compared to other nations. and alot is yet to be archived. Don’t waste your time look for another country were u can belong uli chipuba
Ba guy ba #1. Dont take out your life’s frustrations us this blog.
We should agree as a country that things are not right not only in football and politics but the whole culture of doing things.We can catch someone stealing now and he will never go to prison and as a country we watch and cry in our backyards.Everyone has to stand up and build Zambia other than sitting back and do nothing or find some office some where where he/she can steal the country resources.We need to serve ourselves and now.
Very unique Hichani Himoonde!!! Rich names!!!!