FAZ has confirmed that Chipolopolo will play against Brazil in a high profile friendly match in China on October 15.
In a statement issued on Monday, FAZ revealed that Zambia has agreed to face the five-time world champions in Beijing.
The match is set for Beijing National Stadium.
“This is to confirm that the Football Asssociation of Zambia (FAZ) is agreable to play an international friendly match against Brazil.”
Brazil will be in Asia next month to play Korea in another friendly on October 12.
Why not play the game in Ndola?
Well, you better tell FAZ China is NOT in Ndola. They need to start looking at logistics: which play will be available, which club is likely to be busy, which hotels and airplanes are available at what prices, who will be delegation leader, who and how many govt and FAZ officials will be accompanying the team, what are the departure and arrival dates for the round trip, which outfit is our team going to use and where is the outfit right and who will make every other required piece is on the plane? Please, FAZ start planning now, visas and all. It’s a pity we literary have to help FAZ to the duties they vigorously campaigned to fulfill judiciously. Why, why?
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Let GBM endorse the game for Ndola stadium
10-0 for Brazil!
It would have been better if Zambia were to FACE Brazil. In this instance they’ll just be PLAYING… And as you know we all play for pleasure…
May be Brazil is meeting some of our costs therefore they dictate the venue. If we don’t agree on the venue they may just invite GHANA instead..
Iwe ka Discredit! You are a bigger problem than the people you are condemning! I am using my index finger to push you pa mpumi! iwee. You should be happy Zambia is being invited to play that game at all!
Yaba ! Hope tayakabefye 10-0.Well this is good.Its Neymar,Oscar and Freddy against Katongo,Mulenga and Mbesuma !!! Fingers crossed.
That is a good one. Go Zambia go!
Its good exposure,we should have played such fixtures when it really mattered. Its a good move by FAZ anyway.
Why such a high profile friendly after a crucial Ghana game ? Such should have been played before ghana game or its because we cant turn down a brazil invitation? This is a meaning less friendly for Zambia. Anyway better waste money on such than on induced by elections.
Technically speaking Zambia played better carpet football than the high-ball passes by Ghana. Brazil could fancy Zambia’s style of play, we have talented players needing only further technical skill and tenacity. Our team could be the best in Africa except for lack of physical build and endurance in most players. Please remove Mayuka from the National Team he is a spent force who prides in enjoying being selected and watched on TV without fighting to score for his team. Southampton noticed that Emmanuel-ego and ditched him, another player to forget about is Hichaani Himoonde.
Another point to take note is that Zambia’s Coaches can remain but must improve on psychological/mental strengths of each player to have strong desire to win. They should ensure players to shoot/strike hard balls at goal from a distance and whenever within the Eighteen/Goal area where passes should be to the minimum. Both second goal for Ghana and one for Zambia were scored from outside the box. Players should reduce on dribbling, or rather dribble and run without losing the ball like does Chisamba Lungu. Coaches should improve on ball-control and touch and go passes. Our team is technically among the best in Africa. Brazil will appreciate playing with Zambia.
Iwe ChiChinfutumba, if u’re not a soccer analyst, go back to your eating place. Did u even watch how many Ghanaians marked Mayuka? Stop attacking the young man.
innocent, are the real innocent?
oh man, good to hear from you after such a long time.
where are you hiding your….
confirm with me so that i post you my address.
But zoona you are dull. How lohg people have waited for a real international with such a great nation. Don’t watch it if you don’t want.
Zambia zambia
Don’t get excited, I doubt that this match will take place. This is just a PR move by FAZ. A very good excuse will be given for cancelling the match. Watch this space.
sunrise, indeed hope its not pr sugar coating.
Hahahaha nice news ever!
Better medication for the dissappointment suffered in Gumasi, from now on i dont think there will be any looking back playing small teams like India is now history, Jay jay your prayer has been answered, playing bigger and better teams, there you are.
A bit too late but good practice for the squad if only they were lining up such matches with proper opposition 14 months ago when we were crying out loud for them.
since we ar best in africa we did prov bat during gahna iliche musha
Hon Sports minstr must facilitate tht game to be played in Zambia.Hon Kambwili pls do somethng to ensure its played here in Zambia.
I think your plea is misdirected, why not ask the big nman GBM? He is capable of endorsing the match for independence Stadium.
There is something called logistics (alien to FAZ); Brazil will probably be playing friendlies against China and other European countries hence its far much easier for their FA to round up both their European and Brazilian based players.
I miss the Brazil which had Dr. Socrates and Junior in midfield. That was pure art and entertaining football before Brazilian football got contaminated by the epl and other useless leagues in Europe.
Most kids don’t know what you are saying. European influence has destroyed Brazillian soccer. We used to watch Samba football but now it s boring stuff. They should stop exporting players to Europe.
which one is an achievement, winning Ghana or playing a friendly with brazil?? wonders will never end.
forget about Ghana…past is past..at present a friendly with Brazil is important an honour to assess the strength of our players…if we win it will be a motivation in other tournaments to come!
Is this a joke? Neither teams benefits from this
Now they are beginning to see they importance of friendlies especially when we won’t be seeing any competitive matches for the next 10 months. Apparently the PE teacher’s contract has also been extended all he has to do is sign on the dotted line. If he can draw in this match like he always does it will do wonders to our FIFA ranking standing as Brazil is ranked number 9 in the world.
*…. the importance….
your renard want to ditch zambia for ghana and your minister insists that he stays.
anyway, am not sure whether he will head coach there or an ass to appiah.
lets wait and see.
…..it has to be seen to be true….
If FAZ play their cards right they could line up more matches with the European teams in the top 10 as they will be looking to familiarize themselves with African teams just before the depart for Brazil next year.
Playing Brazil is a good move, hope management will ensure that all key young players are available for this assignment.
remember the last time zambia failed to qualify for the world cup after our team of teams perished off the gabon coast? any offers? no? it was against denmark da! and do you know what the score was? no offers still? I can’t believe that none of you can remember this! 9-0 ba ngwele,,,, or have you just backed it out
It was actually after failing to lift the Afcon against Nigeria in 1994…. and the team we played was not Denmark but Belgium; You are right on on the scoreline – It was 9-0 with Joel Bwalya limping away with an injury
Iwe ulichikopo it was Belgium that hammered Zambia 9-0. This was after AFCON 1994 were we minted silver losing to the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-1
Good move ba FAZ……
China is just next door, will come and support mother Zambia.
Even Ghana won’ t go very far at the world Cup Tournament in Brazil in 2014. They will be forced parking within the first stages of the tournament. Zambia is an upcoming hero, let’ s keep supporting the copper bullets, ‘cos they are our simble of pride
I love yo spirit..zambia is my pride too no other country!
Ghana has not yet made it to Brazil. Two more matches.
Congratulations FAZ upon agreeable to play against Brazil. In fact, Brazil National team will refund all expenses for the trip. If our copper bullet play the way they performed against fi ghana, the results will be great (Zambia 1 Brazil 0) as it will be an open game for the five times world champions. The game will entice those countries which have reached semi final (WC) the like of Spain, Holland, Argentina (not England amakula)…to play international friendly games against the Mighty Chipolopolo! Go Zambia!
Am afraid it will be a tennis/cricket scoreline. Brazil hammered Australia in a friendly 6-0 three days or so ago
Brazil doesn’t play around with their soccer the way we do. They will not let a nonentity like Zambia beat them. Remember South Africa after winning AFCON 1996 thought they could beat Brazil. They were leading 2 – 0 at half time but Brazil came back to win 3 – 2.
Ghana are not going past the last round. They will be eliminated. I don’t think they have a good team coupled with all the bad manners. Watch the draws and you will believe me.
Hallo,
The most important thing here is exposure to the bigger jaws of the mother Sharks in the football world, even if we go down with Brazil netting a 100 goals, it doesnt matter our boys must learn how to run hard and fast on the ball, calculate, how to stay forcused in times of pressure, this is very good, whoever suggested this should be kept in, success is looking at te bigger picture, today maybe slow but if it stays that way forever whats the use of competing at the expense of the country’s resources? but if in the near future this type of play gets us a world cup trophy, wouldnt that be the best plan ever?
I pray that we treat the Ghanian boxer scheduled to come to Zambia well. Let’s not emulate the Ghanian foolishness and short sightedness that fails to see beyond a single game on hand!!! Sport must be used to build relationships and harmony and not acrimony!
This is good. Remember there’s a beginning to everything. Lets close the Ghana fiasco by drawing some lessons and forge ahead.
At least since there chances of coming face to face with Brazil has been shattered its good to place them in this friendly. Its good for the players because they would have just died without meeting Brazil
Ghana did not inflict the fatal blow to the head of the chipolopolo. The cause of death was determined to be euthanasia by the cowardly chipolopolo.
From chipolopolo to mere mapolopolo!
The six million dollar question $$$ – I am taking no prisoners for not knowing the answer.
Have you ever heard of a bullet that ducks danger? “Hmm, I have been aimed at a vicious looking Rhino – hell no! I am gonna pass him on the right and just miss a head on collision with his horn” We have to play like our name implies. Ferociously, vigorously, forcefully, penetratively with speed and tenacity! Otherwise, we are just mapolopolo on escortee services.
Poor timing ba FAZ, this should have been done under a new coach and later not now.
I will tell you a little story – true story;
For some of you who know Muniz already know the setting. Muniz is a municipal club on the outskirts of Lusaka Show Grounds. It’s frequented by the up and coming businessmen and the white collar middle to high income mostly Zambian men. Being in the capital of Zambia, it is a well respected ‘men only club’ with ministers in the mix from time to time. Many a stories fuelled by single malted whiskies bottle upon bottle are told. On this occasion, I had flown from Frankfurt on a business trip to LSK when I was invited for a drink at Muniz. After a few downed bottles, some guy started telling us how to treat our wives and girl friends at home. He said you guys are wimps! Your women should know there place in the home… when you go home after…
you they have said,Brazil will play either Ghana or Zambia.They have not said they will play Zambia,and why play Zambia when they have not even qualified for the WC?
Sorry BUT to remind you that friendly games are not meant for those who have qualified.. The most important is the merits they get.. In the Ghana/Zambia, most viewers praised Zambia’s display hence Brazil has a choice to make 🙂
….a heavy drink, she should wake up no matter what time it is to serve you food.
In the morning she should make sure your bath is ready and breakfast is served. She should not ask where you had been the previous night and if your mobile phone rings in the middle of you having a shower, she should not answer it but bring it to you with an umbrella or plastic bag for you to answer it. At this time, the whole sitting was quiet with just a few glances exchanged between listeners. I was dumb founded especially that equality of men and women is something I advocate for. During this rant from this seemingly knowledgeable man with self proclaimed super knowledge of how to treat a Zambian woman i noticed a man in a corner with a small stature rise and announce …. that’s why he is divorced.
Irrelevant to the subject at hand 🙁
Wrong priorities Wrong timing, what benefit will this High profile friendly game bring to Zambia?? We are out of the 2014 World Cup Contest; Africa Cup is 2 more years to come?? This is just a waste of Money?? I am sure Brazil will use a team F.. Anyhow, All the best and let’s see how you will perform. Goodluck.
^ “their place in the home”
proper confusion here…
thats the way to go FAZ… big up!!!!!
Ati ba Zambia just go and tour the the city of Beijin than to fire Renard!!!!!!!
Those of us brought up from the Shanti compounds, we used to play “Nchushi” when we were young. That’s how the game between Brazil and Zambia will be. It will be proper “Nchushi”.
iwe, zulu banda,
it was and still called ‘chusha’.
Zambia Vs Brazil… The game of all games.I love this and I can’t wait watching Chisamba Lungu my boy doing he spines on the ball.I love my chipolopolo and I know there will be a positive result during this match. Never count off Zambia. Press hard during that game and just play the way u played against Ghana.Love your touch.“Eyes On the Ball”
brazil 30 zambia 0
In order for other high profile teams to take Zambia seriously for potential friendlies, Zambia has to perform well in this game. First things first, the coach’s contract has to be extended. This will provide some certainty and stability going into this match. For all those calling for the coach’s “head”, I only have one simple question; other than Renard, name one Zambian National Team coach that has won the AFCON? Afterall, a coach’s success is measured by the number of major trophies won.
# 39 Concerned Citizen
Please note that a good coach has nothing to do without good players.
Actually, a good coach molds players (good or mediocre) into a winning team. There are a lot of teams with good players that haven’t won the AFCON.
they are human like chipololo it can’t be 10 may be draw or 3-1
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Friendly much Finished Nissan Stadium
Japan 3-1 Ghana
Kagawa 50 ‘Endo 64’ Honda 72 ‘
Acheampong 24 ‘
Kikikikikikiki! Ha ha ha ha ha! He he he he he! Pwahahahahah! Kaka, neymar, ronaldinho, etc vs katongo, mayuka and joseph musonda. May the goals start raining!
Germany 4 – Zamunda 0
Mercedes 49, Audi 50, BMW 72, VW 92
I guess Brazil is trying out its new talent from its group D reserves from the under 17 volt. Zambia makuula, bola yaya nabena Debbie, Timmomy. Abaiche banomba masome of us…teti bataya bola. I wish the Chipolopolo boys, our Hon Minister Kambwili plus his hand picked delegation that will travel to china,all the luck as they will need it. Kambwili time for makwebo…containers here we come….!
ati “High Profile friendly”…. LOL!
Brazil is trying to wake up and provoke a dog that is peacefully sleeping forgetting that the gate is open. Yesa uzaona.
Ba Zambia AMA rubbish!
Good for Zambia….I just watched Brazil beat Portugal 3-1 last night at Gillette stadium in Foxboro, MA USA. It will be a good exposure for the chipolopolo boys who rarely play opponents from outside Africa. I hope this time Zambia will have a stronger team especially in the midfield and strikers.
Thanks to our government for allowing our national team to go and play the five times world cup champions.My appeal to the Ministry of sorts and FAZ is that lets keep the team active almost all the time. Our team is just among the very best teams in Afrcia which require the support of every Zambian. May we see alot of international friendly matches recognised by FIFA and CAF.I am sure we can improve on the ratings. Hon Kambwili I value your support to sports in this country and for your pro-activieness. People will talk and comment just continue doing your best to all sport women and men of our beloved country.Be assured of my personal support Hon.
Correction to my earlier comment regarding the line ministry to read Ministry of Youth and Sports to which I was referring to for my appeal.
brazil is fully equiped for this match…..
WISHING ZAMBIA ALL THE BEST IN THIS GAME, REMEMBER GUYS BRAZIL IS NOT AN EASY TEAM.ALL AFRICAN COUNTRIES LETS RALLY BEHIND OUR BROTHERLY NATION ZAMBIA AND SUPPORT.
We will miss the Mailoni brothers, Kalabanho, Sinkalanho and Sunzunho. Thanks to Katumbi we will lose….who doesn’t know that but it is good exposure for the boys and an honour to be recognized by the gr8 Selecao Brazil Soccer Team.
We lost 0-2 to Brazil but it is a respectable result against a Star Studded Selecao, Brazil!