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Japan friendly cheers Beaumelle

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Patrice Beaumelle says he is excited to have secured a friendly against 2014 World Cup finalists Japan.

Japan will host Zambia in Tampa, USA on June 6 on their way to Brazil.

“We have to play our Zambian football, we do not fear anybody we will just respect them to show that we were close to the World Cup too,” Beaumelle said.

“I am sure they will be in camp for a long time. It will be a good test for us and for them.”

June’s friendly will be Zambia’s second meeting with a Brazil-bound team after playing the tournament hosts in Beijing on October 15 last year in a match the five-time World champions won 2-0.

Meanwhile, a 23-member home-based Zambia team has gathered in Lusaka for their scheduled monthly three-day training camp.

“I am very happy to see some boys that we detected last year and the good quality. This is the only time we can give them a chance to show their football,” Beaumelle said.

22 COMMENTS

  1. This is what I was saying that world cup finalists are hungry for practice and all you have to do is pick up the phone. Sadly though I’m still surprised we still have the PE teacher’s assistant as the head coach it just doesn’t add up! !

    • I totally agree with you here Mr. JJ , Anyway we are going to welcome the boys here in the USA and give them our support.

    • Give the boys all the support the need but remember that so long as we have a corrupt and rotten administration in place we will never go ANYWHERE. Why is that we still have a novice as a manager.. .why are they afraid of bringing a new face?

  2. JJ, FAZ through its technical committee is responsible for arranging for such games and the coach is just asked to prepare the boys for the task. Let’s hope, next time we shall elect FAZ committee members who are innovative and are geared to build the football
    Program. More often than not, we elect people whose agenda is to make trips abroad, for …. Yes, shopping!

    • That is wishful thinking those FAZ members are too narrow minded to understand anything they see anything beyond their demigod…what can a poor club administrator from Monze know about modern football management or transparency and accountability.
      We are not going anywhere under this corrupt and vindictive administration of Kalu. ..this people see FAZ as a cash cow and gravy train: they will ban anybody who attempts to challenge them.

    • Patrice is building up his CV where else would a novice such as him get the chance to manage a national team but Zambia and play the likes of Brazil and Japan. We would never give our own such an opportunity but are happy to give a foreigner with no experience….Patrice is forever indebted to the corrupt regime hence will turn a blind eye to the rot. Don’t be surprised to hear that govt still credits HR salary to FAZ.

  3. Gents in the history of zambian football when did zambia win the africa cup and when did zambia play big names teams it is only under great Kalu so lets support him Kalu is connected period no one knows who is Simatasimata for example in the world of football but pick the phone now and ask Pele if he knows Kalusha i am sure you know the answer.

    • In the history of Zambian football when has the taxpayer contributed so much…I mean camping the whole team in RSA and giving FAZ a blank cheque?
      Wake up! !

    • When are you gullible zombies going to wake up. ..pull the wool off your eyes and let him open the books to you so your god shows you how prudently he runs FAZ.
      Wake up!!

    • @ THE CHAMP; You are responding to SS in the different name of JJ.
      Ask him what has made more money available now and not when different adminstrators were there.

  4. @JAY JAY
    Can you tell me,which administrators have performed better than Kalu in terms of results? Kalu can make mistakes just like you. You called him names when Renard came.Thank God you were all ashamed when they won AFCON. We tried so many local coaches but what did they bring back home? Stop hating people for nothing.

  5. @ JAY JAY FOOTBALL WORLD WIDE YOU NEED TO SPEND MONEY TO PREPARE AND IF YOU PREPARE NICELY YOU CAN WIN AND MAKE THE PEOPLE HAPPY LIKE YOU, WHAT TAX PAYERS MONEY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHEN POLITICIAN STEAL EVERY DAY I WOULD RATHER CAMP THE TEAM IN RSA RATHER THAN POLITICIANS STEALING FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES IT IS YOU WHO NEEDS TO WAKE UP.

  6. @jay JAY
    You are talking about tax payers money when himself is out of the country and he doesnt even pay tax.

  7. the thing about Kalu’s admin is that they guys chop, but they do not forget about their job at the end of the day, meaning they work and then eat whatever remains unlike others that eat before they work hence sabotaging everything. i personally would rather have them than those who do not eat but still deliver nothing or just eat and deliver nothing. ubomba mwibala alya mwibala.

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