Zambia holds Ethiopia to seal U-17 World Cup qualification ‎

Zambia has qualified for the 2026 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup after beating Ethiopia 3-2 on aggregate in the final round of qualifiers.
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‎The return leg played on Sunday in Addis Ababa finished 1-1, as Zambia built on the 2-1 victory from the first leg in Ndola.
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‎Precious Mwewa scored for Zambia while Mihiret Ayene was the scorer for the Ethiopians.
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‎This is the third consecutive qualification for Zambia, who will be making their fourth appearance at the global event to be hosted by Morocco later this year.
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‎Zambia captain Taonga Mubanga said Ethiopia were tough opponents.
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‎“Today’s game was very tough although we managed to score first and they later equalised. Ethiopia really wanted to win today,” Ms. Mubanga said.
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‎She hailed the milestone.
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‎“We are happy to qualify for the World Cup three times in a row. We want to go and do better at the World Cup and reach as far as the semifinals,” she said.
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‎“To our fans, thank you for the support and continue supporting us. We will continue making you happy.”
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‎The Copper Princesses played with black armbands in honour of former Copper Queens coach Bruce Mwape, who was buried today in Chingola.