Zambia coach Nora Hauptle says the Copper Queens are on track ahead of next month’s Women Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) to be hosted by Morocco.
Zambia warmed up for the WAFCON with victory at the friendly Four Nations Tournament at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
The Copper Queens beat Zimbabwe 3-0 in the final at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium on Tuesday night to win the Four Nations Tournament that featured Kenya and Lesotho as well.
In a post-match comment, Hauptle described Zambia’s performance against Zimbabwe as stable.
“Today we saw a stable performance from my team. All in all, that is a stable performance,” she said.
“We have adjustments to make in defence and on set pieces we were not on top. Congratulations to my team and we are on track towards WAFCON,” Hauptle said.
At the Four Nations Tournament Zambia missed the services of injured skipper Barbra Banda.
“It was good to have these two friendly games, especially the first game against Kenya, it was a high-level match in my opinion. It was also good that we could give exposure to more players in the match against Zimbabwe as we made eight substitutions,” she said.
Zambia started the Four Nations tournament with a 4-1 post-match penalty win over Kenya after a 1-1 draw.
Hauptle said Zambia needs another friendly match before heading to Morocco for the WAFCON.
