Government says rehabilitation works at National Heroes Stadium will be completed before Zambia hosts Comoros Island in the 2023 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe said in an interview yesterday that works include replacement of a panel on the roof.
Zambia, who start the campaign against Ivory Coast in Abidjan on June 3, will host Comoros on June 7 at National Heroes Stadium.
Lesotho are the other team in Group H whom the Chipolopolo will host on September 19.
The Chipolopolo Boys uses National Heroes and Levy Mwanawasa Stadium to play their home matches.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
