The Zambia men’s national team, the Chipolopolo Boys will kick off their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 qualification campaign with an away fixture to Algeria before hosting Togo in September.
Zambia will be away to the Desert Foxes during the FIFA window which will run from 21 September to 6 October before hosting the hawks of Togo in the same window.
On Match Day Three and Four which will take place from 9-17 November the Chipolopolo Boys will host Burundi before trekking to Bujumbura for the return leg within the same window.
The final Group I engagements in March 2027 will see Zambia host Algeria before trekking to Lome for the concluding fixture.
These final matches will take place from 22-30 March with the top teams in the group qualifying for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027.
With National Heroes Stadium nearing completion, the Chipolopolo could make a grand return to their fortress after having played their qualifiers at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in the last four years.
Coach George Lwandamina was part of the technical bench headed by Aggrey Chiyangi in 2019 when Zambia suffered # 5-0 humiliation at the hands of Algeria in Blida at the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium during a Group H qualifier.
Patson Daka will be expected to lead the Chipolopolo Boys alongside the likes of Fashion Sakala and Klings Kangwa.
The Chipolopolo Boys were eliminated in the group stage at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 after two draws and a heavy defeat.
The Copper Bullets have unfinished business at the AFCON as they hope to end an unwanted record as they last won an AFCON match in open play at the 2012 tournament against Ghana.
