Former Chipolopolo and Zesco United Coach George Lwandamina has said that Avram Grant should be given time to build a team as football has phases and that the Zambia National team was currently at the status level where you are not sure of certain players, but four of five make the core team.
Lwandamina said that the team needed to reach the excellence phase which the 2012 team attained and if Zambia doesnt follow the same steps we are doomed.
The Zesco United Coach said that the 2012 team started getting built in 2006.
He also said that not all players are good enough to play in the National team and that it comes with different pressures and gave an example of Herve Renard who when he arrived called about 200 new players but only one player in Emmanuel Mbola became part of the Zambia National team team.
The Chipolopolo Boys are going through a torrid time having suffered three consecutive defeats in the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier.
Zambia has gone 6 games without a win [ 0-2-4], their worst ever winless streak.
[Times of Zambia]
Response to veteran coach George lwandamina
Comrades I mean whole Zambian’s football bodies to begin with,my humble greetings, it’s my pleasure to have a great opportunity to participate or rather comment on this wide known and loving football game for senior national team of Zambia though it out of my intention to do so, please your time to read will be highly appreciated,we are all loving football supporters of this country and I’m fully aware of the impact being generated in side your heart when we lose.
Therefore in this small paragraphs I will start with my reflection on Coach lwandaminas views.
Secondly I would love to give a suggestion on how football should be conducted when it comes to building a great and reliable starting eleven,(I will clarify More) as we all interested in football and for the sake of the country at large
First and foremost I’m appreciating coach lwandamina for his boldly advise to the nation , what he said is true,see comrades earning attractive results is not something by chance, it demand determination and commitment from all angles of football sector ,why do I say so? Consider this illustration this is Ricky Banda who have just announced himself to professional football the guy is promising, skilled player with full of dribbles but imagine after calling him once for provisional squad for national team dutie the second third and fourth time is no where to be seen and ultimately the guy is tired of aiming to play for national team,the guy who were very promising at the beginning take note this is just an illustration.
What am I talking about? To build a dependable team requires enough time make some players to get used with each other for a long period of time there we will conquer