Zambia renew recent Olympic rivalries with Algeria whom they face in a second round pre-group stage qualifier in June.
According to the pre-group stage draws made today in Cairo by Caf, Zambia will travel to Algeria in the first leg during the weekend of June 3-5.
Zambia will later host Algeria in the return leg a fortnight later to decide which team advances to the group stage qualifiers to be played at the end of 2011.
“They are a good team and we just have to fight and work very hard,” Msiska said.”Every game is tough away whether you play Botswana or whatever team.”
Zambia and Algeria’s last meeting in an Olympic qualifier was in 2003 in a 2004 Athens Group D qualifier.
Peter Kaumba’s side lost 1-0 away before defeating Algeria 4-2 at Arthur Davies stadium in Kitwe but Ghana went on to win in Group D to qualify to the Greece finals.
The strained relationship between Bonetti and Msiska must be harmoized for the good of the game. It’s not in order to have a national head coach at logger-headz with a junior team coach.
This is a fare draw expect the juniour Chipolopolo boyz to go thru
Come on Zambia lets do this go get em’.
Zambia is out because of a long standing inferiority complex!
# 4 Kamizhi Chewe
No underdogs in modern soccer..