Chipoloplo coach George Lwandamina has rested Isaac Chansa and Dauti Musekwa and handed junior internationals Solomon Sakala, Spencer Sautu and Patson Daka starting berths in today’s CHAN final group D match against Mali.
Lwandamina has not tinkered with the formation which has helped Zambia reach the quarter finals and will see Skipper Christopher Katongo play just behind Daka where he flourished in the game against Uganda.
Cletous Chama and Sautu will support attack from the wide areas with Benson Sakala and Jack Chirwa forming the base for attack.
The back line sees the coming in of Solomon Sakala while Christopher Munthali has earned the right to partner Adrian Chama after a good performance against Uganda.
Jack Chirwa, Solomon Sakala, Benson Sakala, Spencer Sautu and Patson Daka were all part of the U23 national team that played at the CAF U23 championship last year.
Zambia XI v Mali
Jacob Banda (GK) – Solomon Sakala, Stephen Kabamba, Christopher Munthali, Adrian Chama – Jack Chirwa, Benson Sakala – Spencer Sautu, Chris Katongo (C), Cletus Chama – Patson Daka
thanks ba coach for resting chansa & musekwa, they hav yellow cards coz we may miss them in quater finals, but i think donashano malama was better than solomon sakala. gud luky to our loved chipolopolo!
Good line up go zambia go
Zambia they have massive talent indeed
gud lineup tho solomon in this case shud come hard,speedy & strong knowin dat our opponents wil go 4 goals to unsettle us & eventully win the game. patson is de likely scorer today. GO BOYS & KIP MAKING ZAMBIA PROUD.
we hv a gud record over them & i belive history wil be repeated.
Go Zambia Go! This is a real blend of youth and experience. I foresee a more pacey game today. I can only congratulate the coaching bench for being bored enough to make appropriate changes at the right time. You can not go wrong with the team he has put up. Can it rain more than one goal for Zambia today please, fingers crossed!
This will be a hard game, but it is a crucial match. Topping the group should be a priority in order to avoid Tunisia. So a draw or a win is important.
I dont know much about solomon sakala but i hope he is big and strong because that is the physic of most west africans
Gudline up go chipolopolo go last game Christopher muthali en patson daka played very well as wel as clatous chama must win guys am expecting more goals 2day
GO ZAMBIA GOOOOO!!!! ZAMBIA 2~1MALI
We wil win
Come on team George we nine points
Patson ena kuwayawayafye mwe .What do u gain from the boy ba coach & ba FAZ..
I expected George to make not less than 5 changes, this is Chan give everyone a platform to showcase there presence in Rwanda.
While i agree patson is being marketed,which is ok,the boy put in a strong performance in the last game.he deserves the start,or who else? He can then be taken out in the 65′ for luchanga
Guys, if anyone has a link, please post it.
Its draw
Iz DeadNBC showing the match?
high perfomance z wat we wnt,entire zambia z behind u.
Positive thinking:
http://www.yalla-shoot.com/live/7631/zambia-vs-mali.html
I will only watch second half…..updates pliz!
Uganda is praying for Zambia to brat Mali for them to qualify!
Beat I mean!
We are happy of u guys.Chris katongo & isaac chansa show your skills to teach young stars. go Zambia go.
Which channel pipe
Any good links ?
15′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Free kick on the left to Mali after A Chama concedes one
17′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Munthali clears with header
19′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
50 50 affair so far. Play mostly in midfield.
GO Our dear Chipolopolo and conquer all. Viva Zambia
21′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
A good through ball by Mali which splits the Zambian defence but Jacob is quick off his line.
Mali enjoying a good spell in attack
mali z ored out coz we r beatn thm nt less thn 2 goals guyz.gud linup.o de bst bullets
24′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Patson gets an opening but he shoots over the bar from outside
The match is boring because the ref is clearly in favour of Mali.
28′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Shot from outside the area is punched for a corner
Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Good skill by Sautu to weave his way into the box but he shoots wide
36′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Stinging shot from Mali from a free kick takes Jacob a second touch to save.
Tuma apudates tulekokola ati shani…
Thanks Zamfoot
45′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
A stale first half. Zambia not pressing enough
1 minute of stoppage given
All the best zambia
Why using Daka?
thanks bazamfoot but i belive we wil not lost this game
Sautu is very wasteful and his passes are very poor. he will tire the attacking line. Patson Daka has also been very wasteful, very poor passes so far.
Zimbabwe 0-0 Uganda
Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
2nd half underway.
the referee is a big suspect
This ref is seemingly favoring Mali
60′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Unfair free kick awarded against Muthali. Zambia defend well and its out for a corner
66′ Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Buchizya Mfune in for Solomon Sakala
From de comments it seems de ref is a diramba kind of…
Hehehe…I’m not watching th match but from both facebook n here it seems th ref is partial in his decisions.
68’Zambia 0 – 0 Mali
Benson Sakala moves to right back, Buchizya moves in central defense while Adrian moves into midfield
And I guess Lwandamina’s critics can now see the light he is bringing into Zambian soccer.
Go our dear Chipolopolo … score some great goals …
Zim 1 uga 0,shame to sebian
The malians have an extra player dectating the game
We dont ve an attacking team but we re more technical than mali therefore, we might win if the ref becomes fair
Zambia 81min no shot on goal this Is not good
@ Adebayo You very correct my brother. Its a shamful thing Africa is yet to come out of dirt games
shots on goal 0
Is the assistance coach back Where is the observer from UK
0-0 FINAL SCORE
Any update
Watched second half. The team is lacking imagination and creativity up front, and this was made worse by Mali pressing the defense and causing them to play long balls. The central midfield is begging for a play maker or a box to box player to get this team into second gear.
Too many defensive minded midfielders
well, i always thought the two sides were a match for each other, though i anticipated goals
Who was Man of the Match
I felt that Daka and Katongo weren’t getting good balls; they were just fighting for balls our defenders and midfielders kicked forward almost aimlessly. We badly need a play maker that can hold the ball and pass more accurately!!
Ati sinayoku,si vintu,
Two wins one draw and top of da group jst like 2012. This can be it.
Its good we didn’t lose. But this kind of display leaves much to be desired. No proper coordination and losing balls unnecessarily. Striking force is also blunt. I am not sure if we will go far in this tournament.
Fair result; what was important was not to lose this match like i said earlier today. We have avoided the dangerous Arabs whom we can’t beat. We will now play Guinea in the quarter finals!
thanx freinds for the updats。am missing zambian football。 我特别想chipolopolo boys。。恭喜，恭喜。。。。
Why didn’t the coach start with Mulawo as the front man? We need a natural centre forward!
That ref was very poor in officiating the match, hope we get a better ref in the Q8. A Gambian ref would be a good choice(just a wish) Anyway 0-0 was a fair result, I only the coach has better game plans for the upcoming matches in this tournament.
Am glad that most Zambians heeded my plea to go to mtnfootball register and vote for zambia. Zambia is mow leading at 40% followed by DCR at 32 %, Nigeria at 15% and Rwanda at 3% as yhe most impressive sides at CHAN tournament.
Zambia has been playing minus a topman.Patson Daka is very poor striker as this boy doesnt score goals.the Chipolopolo could have won this tournament if Lwandamina picked a good striker.in future games,please use Mulao or Conlyde Luchanga and never play Patson Daka and that Samson Sakala.those two are not national team material!!Spence Sautu must improve too!!
@Eddy;Patson Daka is one of the most prolific striker we have in the country. He brings much more to the team than just goals.