Saturday, May 16, 2026

Mozambique 1 – 0 Zambia (As it happened)

Zambia XI

Kennedy Mweene – Stophilla Sunzu, Kabaso chongo, Simon Silwimba, Lawrence Chungu, Nathan Sinkala, Enock Mwepu, Rainford Kalaba, Augustine Mulenga, Lubambo Musonda, Justine Shonga

Subs: Toaster Nsabata Cletus Chama Emmanuel Banda, Patson Daka, Isaac Shamujompa, Salulani Phiri, Solomon Sakala

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  1. 11′ Mozambique 0-0 Zambia

    Dangerman and captain Elias Pelembe scuffs an easy chance with only Mweene to beat.

    Zambia survive a scare.

  2. Chungu is struggling at the back. Ma’ambas dominating the midfield.
    We loosing the ball easily. No combination play. Can’t string more than 5 passes.

  3. What has been your thoughts? has Zambian football regressed? Zambia would always handsomely defeat the likes of the Mambas. Where has it gone wrong?

  4. HALF TIME: Mozambique 0-0 Zambia

    Mozambique dominated the midfield and had a few chances in the first 30 minutes.

    Zambia has been poor with only one shot on target.

    The attacking players have failed to come to the party.

  5. This stage of the competition you need goals and grind a win. We need some inspiration From someone. Kalaba for me needs to come in at Half time. Lubambo is out of the game today. No shot on target the whole 1st half.

  6. There’s still hope When I said we should bring Jacob Mulenga. He can be used as supersub since our front misses a lot of chances. Cameroon used Rodger Millier and it was fruitful.
    Jacob may have some issues but it depends on how you talk with him

  7. I’m surprised that Zambia has not made any change up to now. It’s not like we playing well. Our Coaching staff seriously can’t see we need to get a goal. Shocking!!

  8. Zambia has no team,no coach and no vision from FAZ..The Team is even failing to coordinate passes.The Coach should go together with the vision-less FAZ.

  9. 60′ Mozambique 0-0 Zambia

    Sven said Zambia will defend for 60 minutes and defend and attack more in the final 30 minutes.

    It’s now hour mark! And Cletus Chama is warming up.

  10. GOAL ALERT! Mozambique 1-0 Zambia

    The Black Mambas threaten on the break and after the dealing it with it well, the Chipolopolo switched off and concede.

    As things stand, Zambia are out of AFCON race.

  11. As they have performed let them be kicked out. You lose at home in qualifiers and that is that. We saw this in the World cup Q where we lost to Nigeria at home. Seems history will repeat itself

  12. 70′ Mozambique 1-0 Zambia

    SUBS: Rainford Kalaba and Clatous Chama [IN]; Augustine Mulenga and Emmanuel Banda [OUT]

    Zambia still playing 4-2-3-1 formation

  13. Kalaba and Cletus have brought stability. I said so many times that we neede Kalaba to start. Our Coaching staff can’t read the game. Yaba

  14. Everyone knew this was a must win and no urgency was ever brought into the game. Funny enough we should be cruising in African football after the exploits of our under 20s however we have regressed. When we lost the first game and at home we self nailed our coffin.

    We are Zambia we need to rise again

  15. FULL TIME: Mozambique 1-0 Zambia

    Zambia fail to qualify to the African Cup of Nations of Nations for the second consecutive teams.

    Hard luck Team Chipolopolo

  16. In my opinion our display,tactics and decision making by our coaching bench was not so good.How do you shelve the player with the goal threat and only introduce him with less than five minutes to play!?Sven and the entire coaching bench must be fired!

  17. If you fail to qualify for a CAF 24 Team tournament then you bad. Talent we have more than the likes of Namibia, Mozambique and even Guinea but our Coaching bench is useless. Making changes in the 82nd minute. What can PD do In 8 minutes?

  18. To be honest this is the inexperience by Kamanga. He should just resign. The junior Afcon was not kamangas. It was Kalu who won the bid. Why did we get rid of Kalu? Why? It will never happen again….

  19. I will say i think the coach should go. I have not seen enough from him to warrent him staying. HR there was something there. This coach it feels like he made a simple job much more complicated.

    He didn’t really play to the strengths enough. Maybe he enforced to much of his own philosphy at the expense of the natural flair and desire of the players.

    Slightly arrogant in press conference.

    We have no bligation to keep him.

  20. People which leader would you prefer,one who steals and still able to bring development or one who don’t still but no development just how can you replace a striker with one who is warming the bench now I see why wada over looked lubambo who was to be substituted at half time as in for mwepu the lad is just overrated now l see why he is just a bench warmer the boy hods onto the ball too long so was banda and lubambo lole,silwamba should be dropped for good,seven and chintu should be sucked right there at zimpito am sooo disappointed zambia being booted out with a game to spare in this in a very stupid useless group am thinking kamaga no bwino bwino #bring back kalu after fifa suspension we are ready to foot his suspension fee.

  21. The coach has failed .bye bye Seven.The target was to go to Afcon.FAZ should start looking for a new coach.This time around get a Brazilian coach.Attention now on the new Chipolopolo team. The U23 as they qualify to the Olympics.

  22. Even facebook Bonnetti was better than this coach. Zambia is known for being aggressive in midfield. Tough tackling and attacking. A team playing typical Zambian philosophy of football could have swept aside Mocambique.

    I think Faz failed us on this engagement. Our customary football playing ethos are at serious tangent with the coach’s ethos.

    In instances like this there is nothing else to do save for releasing the coach. He has failed in what we the people had enjoined him to do. Soon we will be minnows in Africa

  23. This is one of the most annoying & embarrasing moments is Zambia’s football history. Mozambique doing a double on us. Shame on us. This coach has a lot of experimemts,anyhow we can’t be surprised since himself is just an experiment.

  24. Timing was bad. In this game he implemented a lot of what he wanted, before the team was playing simpler way and the more he implemented the worse we have got.

    He might be good but He doesn’t have enough experience. We don’t have the time to give that experience.

  25. We need to win the last match as there is a chance for qualification. The number of teams has been increased from 16 to 24 meaning that Zambia can sneak in with a home win against Namibia. Ba. Zambia , you’ve reduced us to this sure imwe ba mambala

  26. Am disappointed as a soccer fan Sven must go he failed to qualify for Afcon.he must introduce katakana in the first half,my opinion chintu is not qualified to be assistance coach

    • The coach is not to blame. Zambia does not just have good players at the moment who can compete at international level. FAZ needs to go back to the drawing board and strategize on improving our football at all levels. Netherlands did it we can also ‘did’ it.

  27. We spoke here that kamanga is a failure people called us names
    He failed at kabwe warriors
    He failed at power dynamos
    How can he with chipolopolo?
    Faz MUST resign on principle

    Decision making have been poor
    The appointing of Jan sikaswe ad technical director very poor
    The hiring of coaches very poor
    Not having a sponsor very poor
    It is with this admin that we have failed to qualify two in a row
    Which has never happened in the history of any faz admin
    All this falls on kamanga

  28. Good results for brave warriors will wallop you in your backyard fire the coach and faz administration. Players like banda n augustine very poor coach can’t read the game. Zambia don’t deaserve to be in afcon.

  29. Andrew Kamanga should resign before his coach, Sven or whatever they call him, how do you bring a coach who has never coached a National team anywhere in the world! And its the first time we are having an Assistant coach who’s also an assistant at a club (Power Dynamos), the normal thing is to have a club full time coach of one of the best performing clubs in the country to be assistant to the national coach, as at now like Lwandamina, Chambeshi, Bilton Musonda or Chiyangi Aggrey etc! Its good they have not qualified by chance because a lot of money would have gone to waste through preparation of the team , allowances, travel costs only to eliminated in the first round! Which money will now go to paying hard working but under paid civil servants salaries, toll gate and road construction! Well done Sven and your useless boys! A coach who doesn’t even know any system! 4-2-3-1 but not put in practice throughout the match! It was Chipantepante

  30. Kamanga is not a failure yet. His direction of coach is in question.

    I will say his management of his coaches is what is severly lacking. He failed with Wedson and if i or even Kalu(who was good at this) was in charge i would setting some ground rules and be on terms with the coach. He can’t be feeling his way in the dark it will would take years. Zambia wants to play in such a manner… You have to marry your philosphy with Zambias.

    Leading to this game Sven said he wasn’t concentrating on a game 8 years ago, but really he should have taken notice. You need to know where we have been, there is something to learn there.

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