The Zambia national team will be looking to progress to the final round of qualification this afternoon when they take on Mozambique.
The Copper Bullets will square off with the Mambas in the second leg of the Algeria 2023 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers at National Heroes Stadium.
The two teams played out to a goalless draw in the first leg away in Maputo.
Newly crowned player of the year Ricky Banda is expected to lead the attack alongside Kelvin Mubanga Kampamba and COSAFA Cup final hero Albert Kangwanda.
Power Dynamos tricky midfielder Joshua ‘Budo’ Mutale, Patrick Gondwe, Kelvin Kapumbu, Harrison Chisala and Saddam Yusuf Phiri are all available options in midfield.
Charles Kalumba is expected to start between the sticks with Luka Chamanga, Benedict Chepeshi, Allan Kapila and Dominic Chanda making up the back four.
Kickoff for the match at Heroes Stadium is set at 15:00hrs and it will be live on ZNBC.
Tickets are available at all shoprite stores via Computicketing with prizes set at K30 (North& South), K50 (East), K100 (West), K200 (VIP), K1000 (VVIP), and K20, 000 (Corporate Boxes).
The winner over the two legs will meet Malawi to decide who qualifies to Algeria.
The Flames walked through to the final round after Zimbabwe could not play their game owing to a FIFA ban.
CHAN is a competition exclusive to players plying their trade in the domestic league.
Zambia’s best outing at the CHAN tournament came in 2009, the inaugural showpiece in Ivory Coast when the team came out third with Given Singuluma winning the golden boot.
The 7the edition of the African Nations Championship will be held in Algeria between 8th and 31st January 2023.
