Zambia qualified to the Cosafa Cup semifinals for the first time since 2013 after beating Botswana in the quarterfinals on Saturday at the ongoing tournament in South Africa.
The four-time champions beat Botswana 2-1 in Rustenburg to end an agonising run of two successive quarterfinal exits since lifting the title in 2013 as hosts.
Striker’s Brian Mwila of Green Buffaloes and Nkwazi’s Justin Shonga were both on target in the 10th and 70th minutes respectively.
Two minutes after Shonga’s goal, Zambia goalkeeper Allan Chibwe denied Botswana from the spot when he saved Thabang Sesinyi’s penalty kick.
But Kabelo Seakanyeng snatched Botswana’s consolation in the 79th minute to see The Zebras drop to the Plate Category of the tournament.
Zambia now await South Africa or Tanzania in the semifinals on July 5 at Moruleng Stadium.
Bafana and the Taifa Stars meet on Sunday in Rustenburg to decided who plays Zambia.
Ni bola yamakula
Go zambia go
Go zambia go
It is time we put the Under 20 to work and replace this team. We are a laughing stock in the world for taking such a poor decision to an obvious decision that should have been done. Please do not kill the tempo of the Under 20! We have struggled to regain that form for years and it is time we rewarded them and take their coach with them! If we do so, that team will win the AFCON without doubt and everyone will be afraid of them.
Yes, AmaBestone ebalefweika! So that all the under 20 players meet standards and feature in Chipolopolo.
Yeah!
Indeed we won but is was heart breaking to see such a side representing Zambia. ‘ wonder what the coach is up to by coming up with such a team?
indeed it’s a great move and nice play go guyz go and bring the trumph to zed land.
Congrats Chipolopolo boys! God bless Zambia!
Indeed under 20 can do much better than our senior team. This is according to my perspective, after all most of our boys in under 20 they will cease(stop) to called under 20 very soon.