Zambia national team head coach Beston Chambeshi has named a 22 member local squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mauritania and Tunisia.
The 2017 U-20 AFCON winner has roped in five players from the continental conquering class he took to the World Cup led by ZESCO United defender Solomon Sakala.
Others include Zanaco’s Boyd Musonda, Prosper Chiluya, Harrison Chisala, and Ngosa Sunzu. Chambeshi has also included Kabwe Warriors’ Prince Mumba, Young Jimmy Mukeya from NAPSA Stars, and U-17 skipper Miguel Chaiwa.
Other notable players in the team include unattached Rodrick Kabwe, Benson Sakala, Kelvin Mubanga Kampamba, Spencer Sautu, Dominic Chanda, and Gregory Sanjase.
The team will travel to Morocco this evening for a 10-day camp in Marrakech were foreign based players are expected to join directly ahead of the two crucial World Cup qualifiers.
The Chipolopolo are away to Mauritania on September 3 before hosting Tunisia at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium four days later in Group B clashes.
FULL LOCAL SQUAD
(GOALKEEPERS)
Kelvin Malunga (Nkana), Gregory Sanjase (Young Green Eagles), Lameck Siame (Zanaco)
(DEFENDERS)
Benedict Chepeshi, Prosper Chiluya (Red Arrows), Simon Silwimba, Solomon Sakala (both Zesco United), Dominic Chanda (Kabwe Warriors), Isaac Shamujompa (Buildcon), Miguel Chaiwa (Shamuel), Boyd Musonda (Zanaco)
(MIDFIELDERS)
Spencer Sautu(Power Dynamos), Benson Sakala (Unattached), Harrison Chisala (Nkana), Dickson Chapa, Kelvin Kampamba (both Zesco United), Ngosa Sunzu (Buildcon), Roderick Kabwe (Unattached), Prince Mumba (Kabwe Warriors)
(STRIKERS)
Brian Mwila (Buildcon), Jimmy Mukeya (Napsa Stars), Felix Bulaya (Red Arrows)
Put even CHISAMBA LUNGU,RAINFORD KALABA, ISUZU ,MUKUKA MULENGA ,FELIX KATONGO ,
Good team selection though non of them is fit to play for the world cup qualifier. An experiment will be disaster to the nation.
Call farst foreign player 2 work together plz