Zambia Under-23 head coach Chisi Mbewe believes Zambia Under-23 will overturn the result against Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Zambia on Wednesday in the first leg of their 2027 U23 Africa Cup of Nations second round qualifier at Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou.
Nouhoun Abdel Junior Kone scored the only goal midway through the first half, converting a cutback from Rachid Ayinde to hand the Young Stallions an important advantage ahead of Sunday’s return fixture.
The Junior Chipolopolo will host the Young Burkinabe Stallions on Sunday at Lusaka’s National Heroes Stadium in the second leg.
“Our expectation is beating Burkina Faso in the second leg. It’s not going to be an easy game, but we know what we want,” Chisi said in a post match interview in Ouagadougou.
“I think you even saw we came here with an intention of not defending. We came here to play, to show what we are made of and to ensure that we win the game.
“But unfortunately, like I said, one mistake cost us a game. Again, we have got one more chance to go and make amends,”
“We go back home, we rectify the mistakes that we made and ensure that we qualify to the next stage.”
A draw would be enough for Sanogo’s side to progress to the third and final qualifying round, while Zambia must overturn their one-goal deficit on home soil.
Seven teams will eventually emerge from the qualifiers to join hosts Egypt at the 2027 finals.
