Zambia coach George Lwandamina has named his final 24-member team for Wednesday’s away 2018 World Cup qualifying clash against Sudan in Karima.
The traveling party will be without one high profile member in the form of midfielder Chisamba Lungu of Russian club FK Ural who has asked to be excused from the first leg meeting due to personal reasons.
Chisamba is however, expected to join the team for the final leg decider on November 15 in Ndola.
Lwandamina has also made a surprise recall with the return to the fold of forgotten defender Kabaso Chongo of TP Mazembe in DR Congo.
But Lwandamina has axed ten-home-based players who include the Zesco United influential duo of Clatous Chama and Mwape Mwelwa.
Power Dynamos midfielder Benson Sakala too has been dropped together with the Zanaco duo of Salulani Phiri and Charles Zulu.
Nkana’s bench-warming defender Kapota Kayawe has also not made the cut but Red Arrows Benedict Chepeshi has survived the axe and will travel with the team.
Team:
Goalkeepers:Kennedy Mweene (Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa), Jacob Banda (Zesco United),Toaster Nsabata (Zanaco)
Defenders:Christopher Munthali (Power Dynamos), Kabaso Chongo (TP Mazembe, DR Congo),Donashano Malama (Nkana), Dauti Musekwa(Zesco United), Stopilla Sunzu (Lille, France), Boyd Mkandwire (Napsa Stars), Bendecit Chapeshi (Red Arrows), Buchizya Mfune(Green Buffaloes), Aaron Katebe (Maghreb Tetouan, Morocco)
Midfielders:Rainford Kalaba,Nathan Sinkala (both TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Jack Chirwa (Green Buffaloes), Paul Katema (Red Arrows), Lubambo Musonda (Gandazsar, Armenia)
Strikers: Winston Kalengo (Zesco United), Collins Mbesuma (Mpumulanga Black Aces, South Africa ), Conlyde
Luchanga (Lusaka Dynamos), Festus Mbewe (Red Arrows), Evans Kangwa (Hapoel Ra’anana, Israel)
This is a solid team. Go get them boys.
Without Danny Munyao, bwafya. But if Lwandamina wants to win, then he better use this line-up.
1. Mweene
2. Kabaso chongo
3. Donashano
4. Munthali
5. Sunzu
6. Nathan
7. Lubambo
8. Kalaba
9. Kalengo
10. Mbesuma
11. Evans Kangwa
Gudlineup
The lineup is ok but No. 2 Kabaso Chongo has not been playing at his club for sometime now, so in his place its best we put players you have enjoyed game times from their respective clubs and has game fitness like Dauti Musekwa from ZESCO or Bernard Chepeshi, his a good player who if natured properly will be a mervail to watch. And in the place of Lubambo sub should Conlide Luchinga. Othewise those are just few notes