The Zambia U23 national team coach Beston Chambeshi has named a 25 man squad of locally based players that will go into camp to prepare for the U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo Brazzaville.
Chambeshi stuck with most of his 2017 U20 Africa Cup winning team and has added Samson Banda, Edward Tembo, Leonard Mulenga and fit again Joseph Phiri to the team that saw off Malawi in the second round of the qualifiers via a 2 – 0 aggregate scoreline.
The local players will go in camp on 4th August and will have weekly training camps until the game which will be played on 4th September.
The local players will be joined by the foreign based players who include; Gamphani Lungu, Boyd Musonda, Fashion Sakala, Emmanuel Banda, Edward Chilufya, Patson Daka and Enock Mwepu who are all available for selection.
Kebson Kamanga, Paul Banda, Shemmy Mayembe, Mosese Nyondo and all the U23 foreign based (except Boyd Musonda and Edward Chilufya) were part of the senior national team that played Cameroon, Morocco and Ivory Coast before the kick-off of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
The first leg will be played in Lusaka on Wednesday the 4th of September while the second leg will be played on Sunday 9th September. The winner over the two legs will qualify to the final tournament which will be hosted in Egypt.
A total of eight teams qualify to play in the final tournament, including Egypt who qualified automatically as hosts. The top three teams at this tournament will represent CAF at the 2020 Summer Olympics men’s football tournament in Tokyo, Japan.
(FULL SQUAD)
(GOALKEEPERS)
Mangani Banda (Zanaco), Lameck Siame (Kitwe United), Jackson Kakunta (Power Dynamos), Samson Banda (Zesco United)
(DEFENDERS)
Kebson Kamanga (Zanaco), Solomon Sakala, Shemmy Mayembe (both Zesco United), Field Kandela, Wayne Museba (both Kabwe Warriors), Paul Banda (Lusaka Dynamos), Moses Nyondo (Nkana), Benson Chali (Forest Rangers), Prosper Chiluya (Nkwazi)
(MIDFIELDERS)
Edward Tembo (Zesco United), Harrison Chisala (Nkana), Clinton Lubula (Kansanshi Dynamos), Biston Banda (Circuit City), Prince Mumba (Kabwe Warriors), Ngosa Sunzu (Buildcon), Musonda Siame (Lumwana), Linos Makwaza (Power Dynamos)
(STRIKERS)
Twiza Chaibela (Kabwe Warriors), Leonard Mulenga (Green Buffaloes), Joseph Phiri (Red Arrows), John Chisala (Kafue Celtic)
Of topic and good news for Daka and Mwepu
2 big games for the guys coming up
31/07-2019 Red Bull Salzburg Vs Chelsea (kickoff 20 hours)
07/08-2019 Red Bull Salzburg Vs Real Madrid (kickoff 19:00 hours)
9th september is Monday
CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE BESTON CHAMBESHI TO COACH THE SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM. THE MAN IS GOOD COMPARED TO CHIYENGI. CHAMBESHI CAN HELP THE SENIOR TEAM QUALIFY TO BOTH THE CHAN AND WORLD CUP FOR OUR VERY FIRST TIME. BESTON CHAMBESHI’S TYPE OF COACHING IS AGGRESSIVE FOOTBALL AND GOAL MINDED. WHILST ANGREY IS THAT ONE OF WE HOLD THEM THEN SCORE LATER. THAT IS THE STATEMENT HE PASSED ON WHEN THEY WON COSAFA CUP. “WE HAD TO HOLD THEM BECAUSE WE KNEW THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE BOTSWANA TEAM TO TROUBLE US” THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU DO. WHAT IF THEY SCORE. THIS TIME AROUND HE DRAWS WITH BOTSWANA, YOU DON’T DO THAT. PLEASE CHANGE THE COACH.
APOSTLE EMMANUEL.
LUWINGU DISTRICT,
NORTHERN PROVINCE.
ZAMBIA.
us Zambians we dont appreciat even someone has done good,the MAN has got his own carribre,let him manage seni0r Team it will be a thing of the past,he uses players on merity good example is when he is close to the team results are seen when Zambia beat Algelia home and away.i support mr Emmenual to say give him a chanse and let the team have good friendlies Zambia can beat any team in Africa,we dought ourselves.
Sipah #5 & Nashamba # 7 will have something to say against Zambia’s Shepolopolo.
Nachula will be on hand to provide a 400 meter sprint in that game!
Belemu will intercept & provide s counter as Nachula overlaps to provide a tap in for Misozi as Kunda Nanji warms up!