Zambia will feature two foreign-based players in the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup that kicks off this Saturday in Kenya where they are playing as guest team.
Defender Emmanuel Mbola from Pyunik Yerevan in Armenia and striker James Chamanga of Dalian Haichang in China have been drafted into the 22-member team that went into camp in Lusaka today ahead of departure for Kenya on Thursday.
Chamanga on Saturday scored a hat trick for Zambia in their 4-1 win over North Korea in an international friendly played at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
Meanwhile, Herve Renard has excused five Zanaco players from training to play in the sides rescheduled Week 29 game against City of Lusaka on Wednesday.
The five are goalkeeper Joshua Titma, defenders Charles Siyingwa and Thomas Nyirenda plus midfielders Allan Mukuka and Henry Banda.
Zambia are in Group A at the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup together with Djibouti, Ethiopia and hosts Kenya.
Renard’s side take on Kenya in their opening Group A game on November 28 in Nairobi.
Zambia will later play Ethiopia in their second match on December 2 before wrapping-up their Group A outing on December 4 against Djibouti.
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we missed cosafa no merit in competing for the cesafa cup.
If we dont win this cecafa the coach should be fired. period
Abaiche aba makula period. If the coach was given better material to work with, we would be talking something different. These chaps seem like they just play to impress and not play to win. Ati pangeko ka swift move limbi there is a scout in the crowd. Malabishi!