Mpika’s Sporting Doves youngster Salome Nalwimba is cheered by her call-up to the Zambia Under-17 Women’s Team ahead of next month’s Morocco 2026 FIFA Women World Cup qualifier against Rwanda.
Left-back Nalwimba is part of the squad regrouping on Sunday in Lusaka to get ready for the first round encounter set for the weekend of April 10-12.
She is promising to work hard in order to open opportunities for other players at Sporting and in Muchinga Province.
”I’m very happy to be selected for the Under-17 Women’s National Team,” Nalwimba said.
”I’m the first girl to be selected from Muchinga Province. I will work extra hard so that they can select more players from my team Sporting Doves and Muchinga Province,” she said.
Zambia will be away to Rwanda on the weekend of April 10-12 before hosting the East Africans a week later at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
The winners between Rwanda and Zambia will face either DR Congo or Djibouti in the second round which will be played in May.
The first leg will be played on May 22-24 with the return leg set for May 29-31.
If Zambia proceeds to the third round they will be in line to face the winners of the tussles between South Sudan and Ethiopia or Malawi versus Burundi.
The Under-17 qualified for the FIFA World Cups in 2024 (Dominican Republic) and 2025 (Morocco).
According to CAF, 31 African teams are involved in these qualifiers, played in three knockout rounds, with two-legged ties home and away.
At the end of the third round, four teams will qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Finals in Morocco.
U-17 call-up excites Nalwimba
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