Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Chicken names squad to face Namibia

Chipolopolo coach George ‘Chicken’ Lwandamina has named the 18 man squad that will travel to Namibia tomorrow to play that country in a2016 Rwanda CHAN qualifier.

Zesco United veteran striker Winstone Kalengo has beefed up the usually blunt striking force while Chicken has also added pace in the midfield by naming La Liga trialist Charles Zulu in the squad.

New call-up Buchizya Mfune from Green Buffaloes has also made the final cut.

Zambia play Namibia on Sunday in Windhoek.

TEAM TRAVELING TO NAMIBIA
Goalkeepers: Danny Munyao, Jacob Banda
Defenders: Donashano Malama, Christopher Munthali, Bronson Chama, Fackson Kampumbu, Buchizya Mfune
Midfielders: Kondwani Mtonga, Paul Katema, Justine Zulu, Jack Chirwa, Charles Zulu, Allan Mukuka
Strikers: Jackson Mwanza, Patson Daka, Jimmy Ndhlovu, Patrick Ngoma, Winstone Kalengo

DROPPED:
Toaster Nsabata, Boyd Mkandawire, Webster Mulenga, Benedict Chepeshi, Shadreck Malambo, Moses Phiri

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37 Comments

  1. Mr Nonsense Are You A Zambian.Speak Positive My Brother,football Is Not Netball Or Chess.Have Sports Psychology.

  2. LETS LEAVE BA COACH BA PANGE I TEAM NGA TWATEYA TWAMONA AMA RESULTS ELO TUKAMBE UKULANDA TALK AFTA GAME GUD NITY ALL

  3. Chipolopolo its now old people’s home . The future looks bleak . How can Zambia hav a developmental side of rotten players

  4. Like other guys hv stated moses dzevd a place in this squard” also like the selection of mfune it has bin long overdue

  5. What do these clueless Zambian coaches see in jackson Mwanza, winston kalengo and Donashano Malama? Can please someone help me understand. Anyone please!!!

  6. I think its charms or these guys share the allowances with coaches. Coz honestly these players have shown they can’t tick when selected in the line up but they continue to be called, I can’t be surprised for even Chicken George is also another clown.

  7. It will be Zesco vs Namibia,ba mukolwe you mean we don’t have good players pa zed for to pick five players from your team Zesco?mind you Zambia is not lsk and cb.we have plenty of good players from other provinces,players who are hungry for goals not abena kalengo na jack who are good at disappointing us than scoring goals.i feel Moses phiri,kalanganya and Mudenda would have been included in the team to add more fire in front of the goal.

  8. ba popeye mulandalanda fye bushe mulatamba local league nangu muteela bola nokutambila pakanwa? if the coach can not get these players who is he going to get for chan?

    • I live in ndola and I watch zesco and forest a lot. So anyone who watches jackson, kalengo will agree with me these two are not national team material and not good for the future. Quiet alright they do a gud job for zesco but not for national team.

  9. The coach can select his own players but surely abena jackson naba kalengo awe na Festus mbewe awamapo. We hv tried them at all levels they hv failed. Late Dennis Lota was da last ZPL top scorer 2 become a hit the rest hv been/were flops. Maybe we shud convert 1 player into a striker like the way renard did wit Sunzu wen we didn’t hav credible defenders.

    • Be realistic. Call a spade a spade not an instrument for digging. Tell the truth to your children of they are on the wrong path. CHIPOLOPOLO is heading the wrong way & all concerned football lovers should express their opinions unreservedly.

  10. How do drop Benedict Chepeshi, the most promising right back at the moment? We all saw how he tormented Botswana in the Olympic Qualifier.

    We shud not allow Lwandamina to be the Assistant to the new Coach. This man has shown that he is not ashamed of anythin, ” ati sebana wikute” honestly how do go back to justine Zulu,Jackson Mwanza, Kalengo and jimmy Ndlovu the same players who failed to register any goal in the COSAFA.

    They say “Madness is repeating something over and over, hoping to get a different result. This guy is simply insulting FAZ and all of us by sending a message to say that actually Janza was doing the correct things.

    Honestly, these are the same players that failed Janza. How different are they going to be?

    For me the best team shud have comprised mostly under 20 and U23 players.

    Could have tried players like;

    Alex Ngonga ( Moumuna Gabon)
    Shadreck Musonda (Nkana)
    Francis Kombe (Arrows)
    Martin Phiri (Power)
    Julius Situmbeko (power)
    Chepeshi (arrows)
    Patrick Ngoma (Arrows)
    John Chingandu (Zesco)
    Simon Silwimba (Zesco)
    Kobe Chipeta (Power)
    Mulandanya (RANGERS)
    Muwowo (Nkana)

  11. Imwe George Lwandamina is one of few couches who have been at under 20 fifa world cup.In that team he identified and groomed players like Stopila Sunzu,Fwayo Tembo, Cliford Mulengag,Jacob Banda,Joseph Zimba,Nyambe Mulenga,Emmanuel Mayuka,Roja Kola etc.At Green Buffalo he nurtured Chris Katongo, Felix Katongo, Noel Mwandila Misheck Mwanza late Felix Chepeshi.While At GBFC no team beat GBFC at independence stadium in the club continental league during his tenure.

  12. The team as it stands there has no pedigree to speak of, no chemistry between the okayers. Correct me if im wrong on that. That team is starting from scratch.

    We must be concervative.

    • Anything this team can produce they will have made themselves. Anything they can produce will be welcome. Zambia could do with an outing at Chan.

  13. Malama cannot be better than Boyd of Napsa,I thought those rubbish exhibited by Janza were by him,now I can conclude that it is Kalu who is in charge of team selection all in the name of marketing most players for his dear friends in Lee Kawanu,Kazala etc.

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