Zambia today wind-up training camp before heading to West Africa on Thursday afternoon ahead of Sundays kickoff of the inaugural Caf African Nations Championship in Cote d’Ivoire.
The final leg of training camp in Lusaka continued to be overshadowed by the no-show of veteran defender Elijah Tana who is seriously looking like a no-show for the CHAN.
Another big doubt is teenage defender Emmanuel Mbola of division 1 north club Mining Rangers who is still holed up in Armenia with Pyunik Yerevan and has reportedly passed a medical with the club.
“If they (Tana and Mbola) don’t come I will travel with 21 players. I think 21 players is ok,” Zambia coach Herve Renard said today.
“As coach you always have to be confident in your players. we have a problem but we have to be strong and it wont be easy but we have to be together and stronger.”
The team leaves for Abidjan on Thursday afternoon via Addis Abba.
Zambia open their CHAN Group A campaign against the hosts on Sunday in Abidjan.
Meanwhile Senegal, whom Zambia face in their second game on February 25 in Abidjan, are tonight face fellow CHAN Group B finalists Libya away in an international friendly in Tripoli.
Incidentally, Zambia in January cancelled a friendly against DR Congo who also qualified to the CHAN finals and in Group B because the latter had also qualified to the tournament.
Other teams in Group B are Ghana and Zimbabwe, the latter drawing 0-0 away in an international friendly to Group A side Tanzania on February 11 in Dar es Salaam.
Zambia will face Tanzania in both sides final Group A match in Bouake on February 28.
numbala one
You see even this time. I was just observing.
ha ha ha, you are hilarious
GOOD CONFIDENCY IN YOUR UNRELIABLE PLAYERS
GO GO ZAMBIA WE ARE THERE FOR U
21 players is fine Renard!! Just focus on the games and forget Tana and Mbola
GO ZAMBIA GO, CHIPOLOPOLO BOYS
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better with unknown players than going with a few big headed players.He once went out but came beging for aplace in the team GO ZAMBIA GO
Be proude to be Zambian we can do it go zambia go, the comandos of the zambian regment are ready to shout on taget,forget about the past young players are ready to show us that we have deprived them from playing in big marches because of big and talented players like tana lets try the young ones now GO ZAMBIA GO
GO GO GO ZAMBIA ZAMBIA GO GO GO **== **== **== **== **== **== **== I WISHING O THE BEST .
GO ZAMBIA GO we can make it with the youthfull team, it’s not always that you should go for a game with expirenced players, sometimes go as underdogs then flash them with good football so that they know that we are the CHIPOLOPO BOYS go zambia go, comandos from the Zambian regment are ready to fight either by the bullet or by the ballot any which way we are the best go zambia go.Win the first game you will see how much people get made with joy in the zambian streets GO ZAMBIA GO
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Go Zambia show your **== <:-p
Tana since his football career with national team he always fail to join the team on time. last Africa cup he was left behind,does it mean the guy dont know how to communicate with the coach whoever is responsible for the nation team? or it just big headed in him?
Soccer fan nambala l-) says: Go Zambia, Go!!!**==<:-p
=))=))=))mmmmmmmm=))=))=))=))ya africa cup **==**== guys imwe=))=))
#17 i see no sense in your posting, could you shed more light, please?
Morning Bloggers
17. dee
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mwabuka shani mwe ma bloggers????? Let the boys prove why they should be in national team. wish them all the best!!
Morning Bloggers…
Have a happy Thursday!!!!
GO **==**== GO.
YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT.=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=d>=
Jam@co, Matworld, Salus, Nine Chale, Tionge, baby C and the rest, ndeti mwashibukenipo bonse mukwai? National Team all the best balumendo.
G Baby good morning!!
Bwino salus.
23. Evelyn King
good morning to you as well :d
Jam@co
Morning thanks.
ba bro ati shani namona nabamisalula sana ku other thread,ha ha ha imagine someone must sink so low to think that you will care when they are off the blog,thats not your baby bro,kumuleka.alefwaya attention pa blog zoowona,takwaba ifyo tafichitika. [-x[-x
Once a pirate always a pirate
Chipolopolo Boys 2009
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Luapula Fish
How are you my chief best man?
Evelyn King
Awe ine I cant complain ninshibukafye bwino.I thank God for this brand new day which others have not seen.Mwashibukashani naimwe mwenkashi?
Jam@co
Morning my Friend.
G Baby
How is your morning sweetheart?
All my sweet darlings on the site
How are you today?
Chipoloplo Boys.
All the best guys,you have my support.
Matworld…
Morning darling :*
the morning is ok though cold,i need some >:d<>:d< to keep me warm.ha ha ha am joking but its seriously cold so am constantly on coffee to keep warm ~o)~o)~o)
Matworld
Tuli kabotu(Katwishi gaefyo)
How are you doing my bro ?
I have lately been concerned with your going on.Your wife to be is a rare element on this site ,are you keeping in touch ? Honestly we shouldnt waste our energy doing the practice.
TANA IS A LATE DAWN NOT ONLY TO RENARD EVEN TO ZEDIANS.
Umunwe umo tausala nda.
go Zambia go, :((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:(( tuli pamo as Zambia ba coach.
Go Boys will be with you :d/
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Football is a funny game indeed! Ali those who have writenoff CHIPOLOPOLO as underdogs pliz watch this space :d/
Ba Zambia nalelo ba winna CHIPOLOPOLO!!! :d/:)
GO ZAMBIA AND FULFILL THE FIXTURE FOR REAL TEAMS.
THE BEST RESULT EXPECTED IS A DRAW, NEVER A WIN UNLESS ZIMBABWE.
VIVA ZAMBIA WITH NO STRIKERS
COACH RENARD IS CRYING FOR TANA & MBOLA, WHO MAY NOT EVEN DEFEND WELL.
GO ZAMBIA THE FINISHED TEAM
GO ZAMBIA THE FORMER TEAM
GO ZAMBIA THE BEST LOSERS
GO ZAMBIA AND COME BACK THE WAY YOU WENT
GO ZAMBIA THE REAL TALKERS AND DREAMERS
VIVA ZAMBIA
G BABY
Too bad its cold that side.here its extremely hot ala nabatufwalila abakashana pa sukulu awe sure utwipi.
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WISHING THE ZAMBIAN NATION TEAM THE BEST THIS TIME
MAY GOD HELP YOU BRING THE CUP TO ZAMBIA
lets wait and see,anything can happen cos it usually does with the chipolopolo boys
I hope Tana is not in a zero option situation. Mind you, his playing career is in the 80-90th minute period and so he needs to ‘secure’ his future.If putting pen to paper on a good deal causes a bit of delay, that shud be understandable. I don’t think Tana wud want to JUST MISS OUT.
Now thats like a good coach talking; ‘I’ll go withe 21 players avilable’. Not to go ballistic when 1 or 2 players leave camp for any reason.
:-?:-? with everything else we want to be more realistic, but with football even at our worst you want to chant go zambia go go where?no offence but our team needs more time to do us proud for now, lets jus say tis formality ok jam@co
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guys do u know that tana is chingola and enjoying his mosi as usual????
NICELY WRITTEN…ME IMPRESSED, AS FOR A WIN FOR ZAMBIA, ITS ALL IN THE CARDS DUDES, HANVT WE ALWAYS WON BY CHANCE…SUE ME IF I AM SPOILING THE MOOD
why is it that Tana is not reliable…
thats what made him miss the Africa cup games and he has done it again
BA ZAMBIA MAKULA PEROID !!
Ya ba … and u expected to beat any1 there, you did not even have a friendly with a good team.I thought Kalusha being head of FAZ now, he would understand such issues in football.Anyway, Go add to the numbers, thats what Zambia does these days ….
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