Swedish based duo Emmanuel Banda and Edward Chilufya have been ruled out of tomorrow’s FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea, the ZamFoot Crew can exclusively reveal.
The Djurgardens players have faced visa hitches
The duo former under-20 stars were expected to fly straight into Malabo but we’re denied entry visas.
Their failure to connect to Equatorial Guinea will be a blow to Chipolopolo Boys coach Beston Chambeshi who has already lost skipper Enock Mwepu through injury.
Meanwhile the Chipolopolo Boys are expected to take an hour long flight from Cameroon to Malabo this afternoon.
The chartered plane from Lusaka has already left for Douala were it will be pick up the team and fly into Malabo.
Zambia play Equatorial Guinea on Matchday 3 on Thursday with kickoff at 6pm
In Transit
Mwenya Chibwe (Baroka FC-RSA),
Lubambo Musonda (Horsens-Denmark)
Fashion Sakala (Glasgow Rangers-Scotland)
Players in Cameroon enroute to Equatorial Guinea
Goalkeepers: Gregory Sanjase (Zesco United), Lameck Siame (Zanaco),
Defenders: Benedict Chepeshi, Proper Chiluya (both Red Arrwos), Solomon Sakala, Simon Silwimba (both Zesco United), Dominic Chanda (Kabwe Warriors), Tandi Mwape (TP Mazembe-DRC), Isaac Shamujompa-Zanaco)
Midfielders: Dickson Chapa, Kelvin Kampamba (both Zesco United), Prince Mumba (Kabwe Warriors), Edward Chilufya, Clatous Chama (RS Berkane-Morocco), Rally Bwalya (Simba-Tanzania)
Strikers: Brian Mwila (Buildcon), Moses Phiri (Zanaco), Fashion Sakala (Glasgow Rangers-Scotland), Patson Daka-Leicester-England), Jimmy Mukeya (Napsa Stars)
Injured: Evans Kangwa-(Arsenal Tula-Russia)
Ruled out: Edward Chilufya, Emmanuel Banda (both Djurgardens),
Here is an idiotic administration running zambia football affairs i have been screaming for long time now pick an all foreign squad..not chipante chipante boys..now facing problems with no quality… klings,lameck,augustine, Fransisco n many others dserve national team places not wena prince mumba who are being marketed for Tanzania n sa
Wwe dont have quality in midfield now…no creativity we are going to lose..
Lets us deny them Visas as well especially their best player.
The visa issue is a problem with the team manager. He was supposed to start the visa process as soon as the technical bench proposed the two players from Sweden. The same happened with Triple CC when his passport was discovered to be expired just before departure not long ago!