The Football Association of Zambia says Zambia will leave for Niger on Thursday.
FA spokesperson Nkweto Tembwe said they were certain there would not be a repeat of the travel fiasco that surrounded Zambia’s trip to Cape Verde on September 10.
“Tentatively we should be leaving very early on Thursday morning or Wednesday but the final time of departure will be communicated,” Nkweto said.
“But even if we go on Thursday we have enough time to aclimatise and do everything.Today (Monday) the advance party is leaving for Niamey.”
Zambia’s departure for their opening Group F away game to Cape Verde was delayed for 72 hours as Government scampered to hire a chartered plane from South Africa to take the team in Praia.
The team arrived in Cape Verde just 12 hours before kickoff in a match Zambia subsequently lost 2-1 to remain on one point from two rounds of Group F qualifying matches.
Zambia are third and tied with bottom placed Niger and five points behind leaders Cape Verde.
Mozambique, who held Zambia to a 0-0 on September 6 in Ndola, are second on two points.
Our boys are more than ready for Niger
This last time that Janza should be called a coach.
The game has become as boring as PF government.
“Tentatively we should be leaving very early on Thursday morning or Wednesday but the final time of departure will be communicated..”
Why tentatively? No such thing as a “tentative” booking unless they’re on standby. It’s either they’re booked or not. FAZ and the Government could have confirmed these travel arrangements as soon as CAF released the calender.
The owners of the plane decide. As they want to kill the game they offer their service on the last hours to keep players tired before ther enter the pitch.
The venue is NJAMENA not niamey and it takes 2 days flight because you have to bypass EBOLA areas before connecting to NJAMENA. What about the so called profeesionals are they in or will connect directly to NJAMENA?
@ Anyoko – Did you mean Ndjamena? That is the capital of Chad. The capital of Niger is Niamey. I believe the team is travelling to NIAMEY!
I just hope this time there will be no travel hiccups, otherwise this will be another loss. What cost us the Cape Verde game was the late arrival of the team in that country. The team should leave on wednesday not thursday.