The Zambia Under-20 squad has regrouped in Lusaka ahead of the Four Nation Invitational Tournament in South Korea that kicks off on 23 March.
Coach Beston Chambeshi has summoned 21 players for the Korea outing that will be a preface to the Fifa 2017 Under-20 World Cup in that country.
The four participating teams are hosts Korea, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Zambia.
Chambeshi will be without four foreign based players, who are Conlyde Luchanga (Hapoel Ra’anana), Patson Daka (FC Liefering), Mumba Mwape (Getafe) and Fashion Sakala (Spartak Moscow), who have gone back to their clubs.
The quartet has been replaced by Stephen Chulu (Kabwe Warriors), Happy Nsofwa (Mufulira Police), Musonda Siame (Kafue Celtic) and Joseph Phiri (Red Arrows).
The team entered into residential camp on Sunday at Cool Breeze Lodge in Lusaka.
Zambia Squad
Goalkeepers: Mangani Banda (Zanaco), Samson Banda (Zesco United), James Phiri (Circuit City)
Defenders: Moses Nyondo (Nkana), Prosper Chilufya (Kafue Celtic), Benson Chali (Forest Rangers), Solomon Sakala (Kabwe Warriors), Shemmy Mayembe (Zesco United), Edward Tembo (Gomes FC)
Midfielders: Sydney Phiri (Gomes FC), Crispin Sakulanda (Mufulira Wanderers), Harrison Musonda (Nkana), Enock Mwepu (Napsa Stars), Kenneth Kalunga (IFS, Denmark),
Strikers: Emmanuel Banda (Esmoriz, Portugal), Edward Chilufya (Mpande Youth)
THIS TEAM IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, ZAMBIA IS NOT FOR BEMBAZ AND EASTERNERS ONLY AND WE CAN SEE FROM THEIR CROOKED WAY OF DOING POLITICS THE SAME IS SEEN IN FOOTBALL SELECTION OF PLAYERS, NO TONGAZ, LOZIS, KAONDES IN SHORT ALL UPND STRONGHOLDS HAVE NO PLAYERS?? YET TONGA ARE SO STRONG AND FAST RUNNERS (DUE TO CHASING COWS EXPERIENCE). I though it would be chance to fuse in UPND strongholds after 4 players went back to their base but look at the replacement!! all bemba blind followers from the east.
@ANYOKO, You are so sick in the head such that you see tribalism in everything happening in Zambia.. Look dude if Tongas or lozi’s have no talent in football why should they be included in a national team? in football we dont discriminant instead we pick the best players, people with talent and at the end of the game we all celebrate as Zambians. nothing tribal here baba.
Is it bembas and easterners who denied you football talent? You people your cow life will make you lag in everything. you have no time for football. How can you produce footballers when your hobbies are only Sex, chibwantu and junta drinking? be serious. change your lifestyle before your accusing fingers start pointing at yourselves.
you are so right anyoko the team should be inclusive…..
Dey will dominate wait & c.
I really wonder how those that always bring in the issue of tribe and color think and sleep at night.. You go to bed everyday asking,”How come my tribesmen were not included?” In everything? Is that not primitivity at its best? Would you just like to see everyone included even when the results would be the opposite of good?
Just tell him that Mwepu and crispin Sakulanda are from North Western province. The province has produced and contributed alot of players to the National team unlike Tonga bulls who are always busy f*****k ng Cows
ba anyoko are you sure your thinking is rit? something is wrong in your head.dont think football is all about being strong and fast runners NO! tell me MR ANYOKO from history zambia how many TONGOS AND LOZIS have been playing serious football? football is a talent my dear and your talent is run along side your cows and running in the sandy,and dont think thats enough for you to play football….NO! just accept thrueth that there is no talented people in football in your province.and please stop talking about NORTHWESTERN may be you dont know the names of people from that area,let me name just afew: 1-MILITOLI BROTHERS, SAKUWAHA,SAKULANDA ,MUSELEPETE. JUST TO AFEW.
Funny? The Senegalese have countered the Juju accusations by pointing out that Zambia also called upon supernatural powers by praying.
The players need to get their overdue allowances settled. Otherwise you’re probably looking at 9-0 score lines.
Sakulanda, Mwepu, Kalunga are NWP.
You can run fast but if u don’t have talent, u want to be picked becoz of your speed? You want wrong! We need talented people like mwepu and sakulanda,fashion sakala and patson daka and all squad
You can run fast but if u don’t have talent, u want to be picked becoz of your speed? You want wrong! We need talented people like mwepu and sakulanda,fashion sakala and patson daka and all squad