Zambia national football team coach George Lwandamina has announced his 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Group E leaders Guinea Bissau scheduled for June 4.
11 foreign based players have made the final list with Russia based Chisamba Lungu and Israel based Evans Kangwa returning to the team.
Impressive Steward Chikandiwa of Nkwazi FC has made the final squad together with Red Arrow’s Paul Katema and goalkeeper Danny Munyao who replaces Jacob Banda who is not available.
Chikandiwa has scored 5 goals in 9 appearances for his club.
Katema comes in at the expense of veteran Isaac Chansa though former Chipolopolo captain Chrisopher Katongo has made the cut.
The team will play an international friendly match against Togo on May 27 and another against The Gambia on May 30 as part of preparation for the match against Guinea Bissau.
The team is expected to leave for Guinea Bissau via Togo and The Gambia on Tuesday, May 24.
The squad:
Goalkeepers: Kennedy Mweene (Mamelodi Sundowns/RSA), Danny Munyao (Red Arrows), Racha Kola (Zanaco);
Defenders: Buchizya Mfune (Green Buffaloes), Stephen Kabamba (Green Buffaloes), Adrian Chama (Green Buffaloes), Davies Nkausu (Free State Stars/RSA), Stopilla Sunzu (Lille/FRA), Chongo Kabaso (TP Mazembe/DRC), Boyd Mkandawire (Napsa Stars);
Midfielders: Steward Chikandiwa (Nkwazi), Paul Katema (Red Arrows), Nathan Sinkala (TP Mazembe/DRC), Chisamba Lungu (FC Ural/RUS), Salulani Phiri (Zanaco), Lubambo Musonda (Gandzasar Karpan/ARM), Rainford Kalaba (TP Mazembe/DRC), Christopher Katongo (Green Buffaloes), Clatous Chama (Zesco United);
Strikers: Collins Mbesuma (Mpumalanga Blackaces/RSA), Winston Kalengo (AC Leopards/Congo), Evans Kangwa (Hapoel Raanana /ISL), Conlyde Luchanga (Lusaka Dynamos)
Iwe chicken you mean ka luchanga is better than mayuka what’s wrong with zambian couches,we want quality ku national team,not to bena boyd call mbola not ka boyd
Why even include local players in starting lineup?
1. Mweene
2. Kabaso
3. Nkausu
4. Nathan
5. Stophila
6. Chisamba
7.Lubambo
8.Kalaba
9. Kalengo
10. Mbesuma
11. Kangwa
Mbola,and mayuka should have been called,so is Isaac
We need un expatriate coach,I feel local coaches are failing us mwe! What is so special about mkandawire kanshi?Mbola,Mayuka and Singuluma should have been included.Try Walter Bwalya instead of ka Luchanga its now becoming painful watching our team drawing with unrated teams like guinea Bissau
Good squad Good luck chipolopolo
Call Mbola iwe chicken! What is so special about Mkandawire!
No Mayuka should have made a cut into the squad
Its quite a balanced team. The only player I feel should have been included is Emmanuel Mbola who has had alot of gametime at his club in Israel
where is mayuka ba Chicken Mweboooo!!!!
we need Mbola not Boyd&Luchanga also is not mature enough to be playing in the national team.A national team should be on the best players a nation has not grooming players at national level.That’s why we have nation Clubs is to groom players.Corruption is a killer of a nation. Expatriate is needed for Zambia to excel
The squad is kinda orite bt my advice 2 the coach is tht he shud b picking in-form players as opposed 2 names. I salute chikandiwa bt walter bwalya is better than conlyde @ da moment. #MambweZMNDL
mmmmm but luchanga is also equal to the task. this boy next zambian export he is realy good but bz it is a must win water is ok.
The team is alright but for Mayuka lets give chance so that he improve on one or two things such that when WC qualifiers starts he will be undoubtedly the best option.
surprise! surprise no single player from neither nkana nor power !
Where Is Mayuka Kanshi..???? We Last Did The Very Luchanga Score?? Is Luchanga Better Than Mayuka?
Ba nkoko pliz call Walter BWALYA how can you leave a leading top scorer ku ma local players you pick luchanga instead of Walter bwalya
You think a chicken can understand human language? No it cannot. The same here my friend. This chicken thinks he owns the National team, shame on him
You can take a villager to town but you cannot take the village out of his head, just like you cannot an old dog new tricks. Lwandamina will never change his way of doing things, he will always remain a chicken
How can people call you chicken and you accept, so if I start calling you, dog, hippo, Hyena you will accept
Why is it so difficult for you to select players on merit? sontapo
Ubu bwena bufontini iwe hyena
Ba chicken, last time u called Charley musonda. This boy is ripe but can’t represent Zambia. Kangwa,mayuka,singuluma,kampamba,Walter Bwalya are ripe and ready to play.
The coach and kamanga are idiots . Zambia is not going anywhere ..
we wait and see
If zambia will fail to qualify chicken and kamanga are to blame. that is why you are called a chicken because, it can’t reason properly how can you left out players like mayuka and you call luchanga,you left out mbola and you call mkandiwire useless coach indeed! ma rubbish
I think leaving out mayuka and mbola emmanuel is a mistake, my advise is that let chiken think about it and recall mayuka and emmabuel mbola coz there is no justification as to why luchanga and mkandawire has been selected on the expense of mayuka and mbola. Ninshi iyo yine iyo balekonka. Or why leaving walter who is scoring? Nasiliza nganizani mushe a coach.
King David rules PSL again
No kalu no win,umuntu ni kalu mwee!!!! With kamanga we are not going anywere.
The coach is right, no name selection, based on merit of each player, mentally and physically fit.Not by tradition of chekele koo type of selection.
Sometimes the best thing to do is to watch and see and time for everyone ,though I feel Walter bwalya is also good I have respect this young boy luchanga his speed and eye for the goal is exception. If only kalengo and other some midfielders can supply this boy.he is genius.he and lubambo are early maturing soccer breeds.As for mayuka,singuluma and mbola ,I feelbthey should replace Paul katema,Boyd mkandawire and any other midfielder. What we need is not a host of midfielders but at least 7 good strikers which I feel we have 7 midfielders can handle the job and 6 defenders and 3 goalkeepers.my opinion you can have yours.pliz let’s desist from insulting our coach,some of you are even his grandchildren. Democracy has limits
everyone needs a chance let the go and they will not complain next if their not called up if they fail to deliver
Kwena mwebaba kuntanshi mulampapusha coach alesenda abaice muletambafye ala aba baice mubikamo nibwa tabakwata na exprience ifintu fimo mubweseshafye team panuma