Zambia’s opponents in next month’s Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers matchday 1 encounter, Mauritania has named a 25 member squad for the clash.
Coach Corentin Martins named his squad on Thursday his squad ahead of the crucial encounter against the Copper Bullets.
Greek-based winger Adama Ba leads the squad alongside experienced Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed, commonly known as Bessam, and defender Diadié Diarra.
#FFRIM 🚨 La liste des 25 Mourabitounes 🇲🇷 pour les matchs 🆚 la Zambie 🇿🇲(3 septembre) et la Guinée équatoriale 🇬🇶 (7 septembre) dans le cadre des 1e et 2e journées des éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde, Qatar 2022. pic.twitter.com/iVLrWLGwyp
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Zambia will be away in Nouakchott on September 3 before hosting Tunisia four days later in Ndola in back-to-back Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The match will be played at the 40, 000 capacity Stade Olympique de Nouakchott in Nouakchott.
The Chipolopolo are in Group B with Tunisia, Mauritania, and Equatorial Guinea.
Group winners will join nine other teams on the continent in the final qualifying round that will see teams paired in two-legged knockout ties.
The five winners will qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
