Leicester City forward Patson Daka will lead the attack as the Chipolopolo Boys start their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
The Copper Bullets are away to Ivory Coast in their opening game of the AFCON qualifiers.
Daka was the joint top goalscorer with Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen in the 2021 qualifiers with five goals despite playing just four of the six games.
Rangers FC winger Fashion Sakala Jnr and Lameck Banda will support Daka from the wings.
Aljosa Asanovic has gone for a midfield trio of Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Enock Mwepu who is the captain of the side alongside Klings Kangwa and Prince Mumba.
Frankie Chisenga Musonda, Tandi Mwape, Lubambo Musonda and Rodrick Kabwe make up the back four as Toaster Nsabata starts between the sticks.
The Chipolopolo Boys will take on the elephants at the 20, 000 capacity Stade Yamoussoukro in their first 2023 AFCON qualifier.
Kickoff is at 19:00 hours local time (21H00 CAT).
Zambia Starting XI: Toaster Nsabata, Lubambo Musonda, Rodrick Kabwe, Tandi Mwape, Frankie Chisenga Musonda, Klings Kangwa, Enock Mwepu (C) , Prince Mumba, Lameck Banda, Fashion Sakala Jnr, Patson Daka.
Warming up Tiger and Banda…
Good lineup. But would play Tiger Chilufya over Prince Mumba even Larry Bwalya, Prince was exposed against Tunisia and E. Guinea last W.C Qualifiers. He is too inexperienced though a good player.
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Watching on Supersport. But try hesgoal.com for those who want to watch online
http://www.hesgoal.com/news/104694/Ivory_Coast_vs_Zambia.html
Tandi Mwape has been huge at the back for Zambia. That’s what Champions League football in Africa will do for you. Massive player.
Ivory Coast 0 Zambia 0 .
26 Minutes
Ya our so called star players especially strikers are nowhere to be seen.
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Our Midfield has been bad. That’s where they killing us. Prince Mumba and Enock Mwepu have been very quiet,
If this team was being Coached by Beston Chambeshi I will be honest Zambia would 3-0 down by now.
Yes the game not yet over but the boys are trying under difficult circumstances Ivory Coast at home with the Big Stars in the team would be demolishing anyone by now.
Its just damage control now. They have out matched us
Comoros and Lesotho won’t survive in Ivory Coast as well. The key is to win all your home games. Beat Lesotho away and get a result in Comoros.
Zambia is going nowhere in this tournament, if this is what our star players can perform, the coach is a write off
Mwepu is not suppose to be a captain…..
Our so called stars useless
Gentlemen this was just the first game. What kind of analysts are you? If you expected Zambia to go and win then you had high expectations. Our team is being rebuilt I feel they did well till they conceded the 1st Goal.
This Coach is better than Chambeshi for sure. Let him start the team that started at Half time. If we fail to beat Comoros then you can say we not going anywhere. Zambia will come out of this Group.
We have said it over and over again. Zambian technical bench can’t read the game. The back line collapses and always ball watching. No man to man marking in defence. Liverpool lost due to what Zambia suffers from. The failure to watch the man behind the defender. Nsabatha must not keep his hands at pocket level but at shoulder level to effectively react to any ball near him. Zambian players do not have the IQ to play a slow build up which requires creativity. Speed and little time on the ball is the answer.
Play with a great speed that will allow you to score before any other team and be sharp/fast to pass a ball other wise we Will make it this time
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