Chipolopolo’s 2012 Africa Cup winning defender Davies Nkausu says the FIFA international friendly match against Argentina is putting Zambia on the global limelight.
The Argentine and Zambian football federations at the weekend confirmed that the Chipolopolo will face world champions Argentina in a high-profile FIFA international friendly in Buenos Aires.
The match will be played at the iconic La Bombonera Stadium in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Nkausu said the match against Argentina will either fix or break Zambia’s football brand on the international front.
The former Supersport United and Bloemfontein Celtic defender urged the George Lwandamina led Zambia technical bench to prepare the players physically and physiologically for the gigantic battle.
“This is an opportunity for us to prove to the world that we can still play football,” Nkausu said.
“I hope the boys are ready. We are playing Argentina, the world champions and not any other team. I hope the boys are ready, if we are not ready, we will concede more goals, going by the way Argentina are playing at the moment,” he continued.
Lwandamina has already announced his 23-member squad to face the South American giants.
“Games like this one helps the team to learn and to know how far we are behind from the world champions Argentina. The match is going to be entertaining and good. At least if we compete and play the best football, the world will be watching and some other teams will say we want to play Zambia as well,” Nkausu said.
Leister City forward Patson Daka and Saudi Arabia based attacker Fashion Sakala are headlining the Zambia squad.
“This match is beyond playing Argentina. That’s what I meant when I said I hope the boys are ready and are up to the task. I hope they will play to prove to the world that will be watching that Zambia can still play. The world will be watching so we need to best at our best,” he said.
Nkausu concluded:” Goodluck to the boys, we will be watching. It is a great opportunity for the players to showcase their talent.”
Former world champions Brazil and Italy are some of the global football giants Zambia faced in the past.
Zambia thumped Italy 4-0 at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
In 2013, Chipolopolo succumbed to a 2-0 loss to Brazil in a friendly match played in China, a year after winning the Africa Cup.
This game will only be a massacre. We would be better off playing against a lower profile team, like India, to build our players’ confidence. What will we learn from a high margin defeat (e.g., 8-1)?
Yes. Tell them. LT is censoring my post
Yes Nkausu, sometimes the limelight falls on what is rotting.
To FAZ, after Argentina massacres Chipolopolo 9-0 and destroys all our morale, ask CAF to overturn the result to 10-0 in our favor. We will sell Motsepe one of our goldmines cheaply in Kambilombilo
Corrupt CAF is our only hope of victory in this game.
Yes Nkausu, sometimes the limelight falls on what is rotting.
To FAZ, after Argentina massacres Chipolopolo 9-0 and destroys all our morale, ask CAF to overturn the result to 10-0 in our favor.
We will sell Motsepe one of our goldmines cheaply in Kambilombilo
Corrupt CAF is our only hope of victory in this game.