Zambia this afternoon defeated 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists North Korea 4-1 in an international friendly match played at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
The hosts cruised to victory courtesy of a James Chamanga hat-trick in the two sides first-ever international meeting.
Zambia led 2-0 into the break after shrugging off an spell by North Korea in the opening 10 minutes of the match.
Chamanga scored the first of his two goals 10th and 13th minutes thanks to assists from Rainford Kalaba and Sabstian Mwansa respectively before completing his hat-trick in the 70th minute.
North Korea found their lone goal of the match via a penalty in the 86th that was converted by midfielder Mun In Guk.
Striker Felix Sunzu, who replaced Chamanga a minute after the latter scored his third goal, added zambia’s fourth goal deep into time-added-on of the 90 minutes.
Teams:
Zambia: Kalililo Kakonje (Sub: Jacob Banda, 79″), 6-Emmanuel Mbola, 3-Dennis Banda (Sub:Charles Siyingwa, 71″), 15-Kampamba Chintu (Capt), 4-Thomas Nyirenda, 13-Stophira Sunzu, 14-Rainford Kalaba, 7-Henry Banda (Sub 17-Kennedy Chola, 53″),10-Sebastian Mwansa (Sub: 8-Kennedy Mudenda, 53″), 18-Given Singuluma (Sub: 11-Luka Lungu, 53), 12-James Chamanga (Sub: Felix Sunzu, 71″)
Subs not used: Hichani Himoonde, Kebby Hichipuka, Enock Sakala
Coach: Herve Renard (France)
North Korea: 23-Ri Myong-Guk (Sub: 18-Kim Myong Gil 58″), 21-Pak Nam-Chol, 8-Ji Yun-Nam, 2-Ri Kwang Hyok, 3-Ri Jun-Il, 15-Kim Yong-Jun (Sub: 14-Pak Sung-Nyok, 67″), 11-Mun In-Guk, 4-Pak Nam-Chol, 6-Kim Kum-Il, 5-Ri Kwang-Chon, 17-Choe Kum-Chol (Sub: 22-Ri Chol Myong, 58″)
Subs not used: 7-Kim Myoung Won, 16-Nam Song-Chol, 10-Choe Myong-Ho, 13-Pak Chol-Jin
Coach: Kim Jong-Hu (DPRK)
Cautions: 2-Ri Kwang Hyo (North Korea, Yellow,20″)
Referee: Wilosn Mpanisi (Zambia)
Well done Fipolopolo. Is N K world cup material? I fear for them come 2010 here.
No wonder N. Korea came to chose Fikolopelo, hw can you lose to finsihed Zambian side sure????
not bad. thats a better friendly than some of the ones we have played. now’s a good time to line up teams that have qualified for world cup and have friendlies with them as many will want to adapt to southern african playing environment. We will get there eventully.
I am sure RB and great Galu have conned us again, how sure are we those guys were the the first choice North Korea, i have watchd NK during its qualifiers and there is no way Zambia could have given them such a bashing!!
Lets face it the game wasn’t played on a Fifa sanctioned day fro world friendlies meaning top quality player plying their trade at top teams were not able to make it, what a sham!!!
Just look at the day,its not FIFA recognised friendly day i think they came here for tourism in Livinstone not for football.
Hey guys at least we got a win after a long time. I just hope that they will take preparations for the AFCON 2010 as the group we are in we shall be whipping boys
be optimistic guys…..!!! Give honour to whom honour is due… The bashed North Korea as it was real. don’t live in the past.
Lets go Zambia lets go Rena all the best
Amazing…now we can score…is it possible to relocate Zed to Asia? Just maybe we can qualify for the next World Cup after SA!
lol ati fikolopelo,this caps nid to work extra hard,i think we will jus be fighting 4 third place in the group we find ourselves in,Tunisia,Cameroon.YABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
these homos will always win useless games.in competitive matches they’ll give you a depression.they are not a team to watch.
With or without top players history was writen zed beat N.korea 4-1.Wel done renard
lets hope they will do the same to cameroon in january. i remember the 5-1 bashing
Congratulations Zambia. Let coach Renard be featuring Chamanga, he is a terror in the Chinese League. Go Zambia, go!!
Congratulation guys!what a surprise i never imagined even for a single moment that Zambia can beat N/Korea.Is it the actual NK team which qualified to the world cup or was it make shift team?Anyway whatever the case 4 goals were scored and thats what we want to see at the africa cup.LETS GO GUYS WE DO IT.