Copper Princesses secure World Cup qualification
The Zambia U17 National Team have qualified to the 8th edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
The Copper Princesses played out to a hard fought draw away in Morocco to secure qualification.
A 3-1 first leg win was enough to give the Carol Kanyemba coached side advantage.
Bwalya Namute Chileshe scored a hat-trick in the first leg to guide Zambia to a 3-1 wi. At the National Heroes Stadium.
The Copper Princesses put up a solid defensive performance limiting Morocco and came close to scoring a few times.
The qualification comes exactly ten years since the first U17 World Cup qualification by the side that had the likes of Barbra Banda , Hazel Natasha Nali, Margaret Belemu, Mary Wilimbe, Ireen Lungu etc.
The tournament will take place between 16th October and 3rd November, 2024 in the Dominican Republic.