The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has confirmed that coach Moses Sichone and midfielder Miguel Chaiwa have been hospitalized following suspected food poisoning.
Chaiwa, Sichone and video analyst Elias Chipota have been admitted to St George Private Hospital in Port Elizabeth. Team Doctor Wesley Ngongo has been left behind to tend to the ailing trio.
“Following the reported incidences of suspected food poisoning by some members of the Zambia Men’s National Team on Saturday in South Africa, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) wishes to confirm that coach Moses Sichone, midfielder Miguel Chaiwa and video analyst Elias Chipota have been admitted to St George Private Hospital in Port Elizabeth.
The trio were admitted after having been taken to the hospital following their worsened condition that was aggravated by fever, diarrhea and vomiting.”
Meanwhile the rest of the contingent left Port Elizabeth in the morning for Angola via Johannesburg with Zesco United players heading back home to join their Egypt bound teammates for the CAF Confederation match against Zamalek.
The Zesco United players that have left are Kabaso Chongo, Gift Mphande, Pascal Phiri and David Simukonda
Additionally, Leicester City forward Patson Daka will not be part of the second friendly match against Angola on request from the club with Israel based Kennedy Musonda back to his base to tend to his wife who fell ill whilst the player was on national duty.
Zambia suffered a 3-1 defeat to South Africa and will now play Angola on Tuesday in Luanda in the second international friendly for the November FIFA window.
