Zambia national team head coach Wedson Nyirenda has summoned eight foreign based Chipolopolo stars including four ‘Bola Na Lesa’ boys for the four team tournament that will be staged in Ndola later this month.
The four are Redbull Salzburg duo of striker Patson Daka and midfield ace Enock Mwepu. The other two are entertaining winger Fashion Sakala of Spartak Moscow and pass master Emmanuel Banda of K.V Oostende.
Nyirenda has also named South African PSL’s hot cake in striker Justin Shonga together with team mate Augustine Mulenga.The other two are former Kabwe Warriors captain Roderick Kabwe (Ajax Cape Town) and Salulani Phiri (Polokwane City) .
Zambia will kick off their tournament with a tricky encounter against COSAFA champions Zimbabwe on Thursday, March 22 at 13:00 hours while South Africa and Angola will lock horns at 15:00 hours . Both game will take place at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in form of a double header.
The winner of match one will take on the winners for match two in the final while the losers will also face each other in the third and fourth play off at Levy Mwanawasa stadium on March 25th.
4-Nation Tournament Fixtures:
(All matches at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium – Ndola)
THURSDAY
22 March 2018
Zambia vs Zimbabwe
13h00
South Africa vs Angola
15h00
SUNDAY
25 March 2018
Losers 1 vs Losers 2
13h00
Winners 1 vs Winners 2
15h00
the coach and Faz don’t know that patson is injured
Where is Sunzu ?
What’s this “bola na lesa” nonsense?
Is this a FIFA sanctioned tournament. i ask this because the leagues are still on in Europe and South Africa where these foreign based players summoned ply their trade.
Thinking the same? Leave the European and South Africa based players alone. Give chance to those playing Local. Boys like Mwepu, Banda and Sakala are fighting for first team places at their respective clubs. Augustine Mulenga and Shonga are new at their clubs. Why include them?? This is total rubbish
Select local players as winning this 4 TEAM TOURNEY will not change anything. Include players from the under20 who are playing local
wedson you don’t know what you doing it is too much now HOW can you asses players with 8 foreign players only we need Kabaso, Sinkala, Mbola, Nsuzu even Ba master Kalaba deserve this chance please Ba FAZ open your eyes about this Coach our hearts are broken
I mean Sunzu
Do you have to be told that parson sustained an injury in last week game.
I dont know what the coach is trying to achieve with this combination of players. We keep going back & forth with no consistency & real direction
This coach will never take us anywhere. FAZ are sticking with him because there are no funds to bring a better and Quality coach. Remember a quality coach does not cost peanuts
During The 2018 World Cup Qualifier Against Nigeria In Nigeria, Wedson Called Patson While He Knew He Was Injured. Today I am Surprised He Has Summoned His Name Why? We Ar Tired Of Hearing The Same Complaint “DISPITE HAVING INJURIES TO KEY PLAYERS”. Surely, That Game In Uyo Could Hav Been Ours If We Had Sharp & Experienced Strikers Like Evans Kangwa, Mbesuma, Sate- Sate, Mayuka, Singuluma And Others. But He Opted To Call Injured Daka. Whats That??? Pliz Faz We Dont Want Reshufles!! We Want Real Change. Those Assistants U Hav Fired Ar Innocent Souls. How Do U Fire Subordinates Leaving Out Their Boss? Shame On U
Not Mbesuma his time is over
How about Lubambo Musonda..Kenneth Katunga..Sunzu..Evance Kangwa..Kalaba..Sinkala
I have finally stoped supporting chipolopolo.kamanga and his mafias can take you to an early grave.These fools do no pick inform players,they dream and select a team stupidit at its best.
kalusha came back and save us from these mafias.I have being watchin kabaso play centre back,good player.evans kalulu doning his this for asenal tula.sh..t.kamanga and his crowns shoud be fired of shot died.
The man is a joke!
Fire the coach is useless and pathetic how can you drop players who are performing. We’re is lumbambo, and kabaso this are players who are performing to their respective clubs. This coach who take zambia no were.
You where suppose to add even these experience plays,sunzu,kalaba,mbesuma and sinkala,to make the good combination,i wonder why you left these heroes.yiu have to knw wining of this four nations tournament will take Zambian football somewhere.we ignore experience players.we shall see