The Zanbian national has gained ground on the FIFA/Coca Cola world rankings moving up 16 places to from position 78 to 62 according to the rankings released today.
The Chipolopolo are now ranked 15th in Africa just behind Egypt who failed to qualify for Equatorial Guinea 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
The Honour Janza coached side has benefited from a recent good run of form which which saw them beat Niger, Mozambique and Cape Verde to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Algeria who had a near perfect Africa Cup of Nations qualification run lead the rankings in Africa while Tunisia has overtaken Herve Renard’s Ivory Coast in the second position. Senegal has also pushed its way into the top 5 relegating Cape Verde to 6th position.
Africa Top 20 Teams:
[18] Algeria [1], 22 Tunisia [2], 24 Ivory Coast [3], 35 Senegal [4], 37 Ghana [5], 38 Guinea [6], 39 Cape Verde Islands [7], 41 Cameroon [8], 42 Nigeria [9], 49 Mali [10], 51 South Africa [11], 55 Congo DR [12], 59 Congo [13], 60 Egypt [14], 62 Zambia [15], 62 Togo [16], 64 Gabon [17], 65 Burkina Faso [18], 76 Libya [19], 78 Uganda [20]
Ths is beta nw.wel done,Janza.Lets hope we’l do well at Afcon.Mtonga shd b recalled by the way.
Rankings, yeahhhh!!!! Uganda is better than Ghana on the pitch, but on a written piece of paper its vise versa.
———————> @ MUMBI, U couldnt get any country to get ur lips on THAN Ghana Huh?
I dont think MUMBI hates the country Ghana in football.Anyway,, from 78 to 62 in FIFA world rankings is a great achievments to ZAMBIA..Errm!! then wot abt AFRICAN ratings?
15th for the CHIPOS in African perspectives is not also a BAD ratings..
I just feel these rankings are useless Zambia should be in top 10 in Africa. DRC even Nigeria and Guinea are not purpose to be there.
Kkkkkkkkkkkkk fyabufi yaaaaaa congo sure ? Teti….
Good for the Chipolopolo Boys. More work needs to be done though.
The coming AFCON will not be easy, so we need the in form players to be selected and if i was Janza, i would go for the following player;
Goal Keepers
1. Kennedy Mweene
2. Nsabata Toaster and
3. Muchelenganga
Defenders
4. Kabaso Chongo (Mazembe)
5. Nkausu (CeltiC SA)
6. Donashano Malama (Nkana)
7. Mbola (Israel)
8. Rodrick Kabwe (zanaco)
9. Nyambe Mulenga
10. Stopila Sunzu
Midfielders
11. Nathan Sinkala (Grasshoppers)
12, Francis Simwanza (Nkana)
13. Rainford Kalaba (Mazembe)
14. Chisamba Lungu (Ural )
15. Lubambo Musonda (Ulises)
16. Cliford Mulenga (Ajax Capetown)
17. Mukuka Mulenga (Celtic SA)
strikers
18. Alex Ngonga (Power)
19. Emmanuel Mayuka (Southampton)
20. Ronald Kampamba (Nkana)
21. Given Singuluma (Mazembe)
22. Patrick Ngoma (Red Arrows)
This is a young and talented team which can do wonders
This looks like a good AFCON squad
Goal Keepers
1. Kennedy Mweene
2. Nsabata Toaster and
3. Muchelenganga
Defenders
4. Kabaso Chongo (Mazembe)
5. Nkausu (CeltiC SA)
6. Donashano Malama (Nkana)
7. Mbola (Israel)
8. Rodrick Kabwe (zanaco)
9. Nyambe Mulenga
10. Stopila Sunzu
Midfielders
11. Nathan Sinkala (Grasshoppers)
12, Francis Simwanza (Nkana)
13. Rainford Kalaba (Mazembe)
14. Chisamba Lungu (Ural )
15. Lubambo Musonda (Ulises)
16. Cliford Mulenga (Ajax Capetown)
17. Mukuka Mulenga (Celtic SA)
strikers
18. Alex Ngonga (Power)
19. Emmanuel Mayuka (Southampton)
20. Ronald Kampamba (Nkana)
21. Given Singuluma (Mazembe)
22. Patrick Ngoma (Red Arrows)
ZAMBIA is not just a football playing nation and i wonder why ZAMBIANS dont wanna accept that….. As for 9JA, our football will continue to dwindle if we do not sack KESHI…..
Qualify for AFCON first before we can start talking
kikikikiki kikikiki Hahahahahahaha ——-@ Poten Bufaloes ,, U damnn right BUDDY..
Kwame was like asking himself, why couldnt The Eagles of Nigeria flies to EQUITORIA GUINEA?? Kekekekekekekekeke!..for the AFCON?
Kikikikikik, @ Kwame LOL
the weeping boy from nNigeria. u r very much welcome bro
Nigeria is still a powerhouse in african football, Zambia doesn’t come near them.
Nigeria is the most useless footballing nation in Africa.
KWABENA GOD bless you bro……. We are currently discussing this issue on the busiest football platform on whatsapp…… Drop your number and join in the discuss….. Oseeeeey NAIJA/GHANA
Shame on u for mentioning Ghana!! Kwasia
Why leave Evans “The Sniper”‘Kangwa from the list? Is he not national team material.
NONI. can me and mumbi join the group?
Nigeria missed the AFCON in 2012 and again has missed this time. Zambia on the other hand have been there since 2010 in Angola. If you compare the two countries, you find that Zambia is much much better than the super chickens.
Are there terms of ofice for the faz president? coz kalu seems to have been in ofice forever. wen is he going to go? he is sticking to janza who is not even a qualified coach. kalu has achievd nothing as faz president and needs to go. abash kalu and abash p.f
What the fuck is Congo doing there ? oh sorry, i have just remembered that CAF has used the points for TP mazembe on caf champions league to rank Congo.
The rankings at this particular time dont count for much. We are already seeded for AFCON 2015. The only time we should chase for good rankings next is when we kick start the world cup qualifiers.
PARADOX you are welcome…. Ghanaians, NIGERIANS and ZAMBIANS are currently in the group…….Two GHANAIANS and a ZAMBIAN are the admins….. drop your numbers guys
Naked, have u checked the number of times Nigeria have been in the semi finals from the year u are quoting?
Include shadreck musonda of nkana and evans kangwa in de squad
This is in response to @Stumpy’s questions.Firstlly,the FAZ’s constitution does not have a limit of the term of office just like FIFA’s hence one can hold office as long as he keeps on being voted, secondly Jaza is a very qualified Coach , on paper not experience,I think he is a holder of a UEFA B ,CAF instructor,AFCON winner,COSAFA Cup winner.people just as much as we are not happy with some of the players he plays I think he needs to be given time moreover he is local and money he is paid will be invested back here in Zambia.
I always get surprised with this FIFA rankings.Honestly how can Egypty which has never been to AFCON since 2010 be above Zambia? This proper fake.
You guys should rather find out what goes into the ranking,the criteria and stop insinuating.
People are confusing the DRCor Doctor Congo or the Democratic Republic of Congo 12 in Africa with and Congo Brazavlike 13 in Africa. The two are different and they have both done very well in the qualifiers. Remember, DRC shocked IC 3-4 in Abidjan; Congo Brazaville shocked Nigeria 1-3 in Nigeria. So differentiate the two Congos. In my view they have done well. We struggled against minnows.
Zambia need to start afcon prep now there is a great deal of work to be done with an inexperieced team
Veteranz lik Chris must b called back to the team.we need both new and exprienced players in guine.
Please can some 1 update me on zone 6 U/17team. Is it in camp? We should start preparing the boys as soon as possible
someone tell me the last time zambia beat a non African team?
Egypt beat Bosnia Herzegovina prior to the worldcup; do your research before you make false claims about this lame zambia team.
#bringbackKatongo#
Usles coach janza must recal cris. we need the afcon wining team a team doesnt finish in 3 years. prune only the likes of chamanga mbesuma and joseph. but the core of the team must be retained. the youngsters who at afcon 2012 hadnt yet matured much are now ripe like evans kangwa. the qualification of our team to afcon is as a result of the players individual hardwork.
The usless janza benches kangwa and chisamba and leaves out jacob and cris but calls chamanga. the determination of singuluma and kalaba have qualified us not the usless janza.
The reason i asked wen kalu is going to vacate is that during his corupt tenure the job for head coach has never been advertised. were did that white asistant come from? did he apply for the job?
Even though he was just picked, he(muzungu) has shown some tactical changes. I believe he is behind the three wins zambia has recorded. As for Janza,i don’t think he has what it takes to prepare the team for afcon finals.
The formula Fifa uses to Rank teams> P=M x I x T x C. Were P=points,M=points for a single match eg win=3points,draw=1,lose=0points and win on penalties=2points and losing team gets 1point.I=importance of the match eg a friendly is 1point,mini tournament like cecafa is 1point,qualifiers to Africon is 2.5pts,world cup qualifiers is 3pts,Africon tournament is3pts and World cup tournament 4pts.T=strength of team according to the FIFA current Ranking a team highly than is given 200pts divided by 100.teams Rank 150 and below are given 0.50pts.C=confederation strength eg Uefa=1,conmebol=0.98,concafa=0.85,caf=0.85 these points are from the last three world.the sums up like this P=M x I x T x C x 100
Great.thanks for educating some of us.
Call Chris K! For what? Just because he has scored 2 goals now he is the best striker.SORRY but some people really have small minds.Limiting their ability to think! You school boys better grow up that unreasonable behaviour will destroy zambian football
The fairest rankings that have come out of FIFA in a long time. People even if you complain the teams above us have done fairly well for a good number of matches. Congo and South Africa have beaten their way at the expense of Nigeria. Egypt maybe but the rest deserve their places. Work hard and get positive results always and or in case i forget, play good opponents not mediocre teams and afterwards you want FIFA to clap for you. Consistency is the word
Zambia should concetrate of AFCON 2015 and stop bothering yourselves on rankings.. Remember in 2012, we won but could only be number 4…Lets show that Football is won on the pitch not on paper rankings..
Now that Nigeria is not there my only worry is Algeria, these countries have given us night mare i must admit. Also can Kalusha consider KESHI to assist Janza..Viva Chipolopolo