Defender Ziyo Tembo returns to the Zambia fold after a one year exile while long-serving first-choice goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene has been omitted from Chipolopoo’s 20-member team for June’s three-match friendly tour.
Zambia A will also be in action next month with three away friendly dates against Cameroon, Morocco and Gambia.
Zambia B comprising of home-based players are currently in South Africa taking part in the 2019 COSAFA Cup that is running from May 25 to June 8 in Durban.
Ziyo, of Saudi Arabia side Al Shoula, is back for the first time since the 2018 COSAFA Cup in Polokwane , South Africa where they lost to Zimbabwe in the finals.
Coach Beston Chambeshi, who will be in charge of Zambia for the tour, has also picked goalkeeper’s Charles Muntanga of Nkwazi and the inconsistent Nkana goalie Allan Chibwe.
It is the second successive match that Mweene will miss after he was left out of the 2019 AFCON Group K deadrubber against Namibia on March 23 in Lusaka.
Also out is midfielder Cletus Chama who has just helped inspire Simba SC to its second successive Tanzanian league title.
Defender Kabaso Chongo, who captained Zambia against Namibia last March in Lusaka, is the only call-up from DR Congo giants TP Mazembe.
2018/2019 South Africa Premier Soccer League golden boot winner Mwape Musonda of Black Leopards is also in the team.
Zambia will kick-off their friendly tour against defending African champions Cameroon on June 9 in Madrid and later face Gambia in Casablanca on June 12 before closing their excursion against hosts Morocco on June 16.
Team
GOALKEEPERS:Allan Chibwe (Nkana), Charles Muntanga (Nkwazi)
DEFENDERS:Kabaso Chongo (TP Mazembe, DR Congo), Stopilla Sunzu (FC Metz, France), Ziyo Tembo (Al Shoula, Saudi Arabia), Kebson Kamanga (Nkwazi), Paul Banda (Lusaka Dynamos), Moses Nyondo (Nkana), Shemmy Mayembe (Zesco United)
MIDFIELDERS:Donashano Malama (Chippa United, South Africa), Gamphani Lungu (SuperSport United, South Africa), Salulani Phiri (Polokwane City, South Afrca), Enock Mwepu (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria), Emmanuel Banda (AS Beziers, France), Kings Kangwa (Buildcon), Augustine Mulenga (Orlando Pirates,South Africa),
STRIKERS:Justin Shonga (Orlando Pirates,South Africa),Patson Daka (Red Bull Salzburg,Austria), Fashion Sakala (KV Oostende,Belgium),Mwape Musonda (Black Leopards,South Africa)
What does Beston Chambeshi see in this serial mistake prone goal keeper Allan Chibwe? Allan Chibwe should not be anywhere near that national team because his decision making behind the sticks is so poor and is laden with school boy mistakes to say the least.Nchili de dabwa!
It is annoying to take most drop outs from COSAFA team, especially goalkeepers. Mangani Banda and Mweene’s nephew from Under 20 would have been better.
They leave young boy Mwinde, and that Banda of Circuity City?
FAZ maybe still doing match fixing.
He can do something better
It baffles me as to why Cletus Chama should be left out. He is the most creative midfielder ( number 8 ) that we have had in a long time. Why frustrate him. He was in top form for Simba in the champions league scoring very important goals for them. Even the young Belgian coach ( he was good at team selection everything else aside ) began to see a lot in him and his contribution to the team. Dont finish the young man ba Bestone, let him continue developing. Thats the problem with Zambian coaches, in fact you shouldnt even be leading the team, you should have let Chiyangi continue – isnt he the care taker coach after all. Ba FAZ what sort of decision making is this. We are not a taka taka team – lelo ni uyu mailo uyo ! Can the England national team have 2 caretaker coaches ???
@pungwa…! Find your own pseudo name iwee kolwe. Back to the article, chambeshi is too dull to bring any honors for our national team.
Pungwa has always been my pseudo name. Those that post on Zambianfootball.co.zm can attest to this. I used it on this fora once or twice and i think thats the time you stole it. You are the fake one.
Pungwa has always been my pseudo name. Those that post on Zambianfootball.co.zm can attest to this. I used it on this fora once or twice and i think thats the time you stole it. You are the fake one.
Good team except the goalkeepers.
Let’s leave the coach to do the job …even when herve renard was there we used to say bad things about the team selection