The Zambia U20 national team has resumed preparations for the February 2017 Zambia Africa Junior Championship to be played in Lusaka and Ndola.
The Best on Chambeshi coached side who warmed up for the tournament by grabbing gold at the regional Cosafa U20 tournament have camped in Lusaka as they start the final leg of preparations.
Chambeshi has called most of the players that traveled to South Africa for the Cosafa with the exception of goalkeeper Dominic Nzala and defender Moses Nyondo who gave been left out.
Defender Boyd Mkandawire who has been capped at senior level bounces back after missing the tournament due to injury while most players who were part of the squad before it was trimmed for the Cosafa tournament have been recalled to camp.
These include Tresford Mulenga, Boston Muchindu, Jonathan Daka, Leonard Mulenga, Stephen Chulu, Patrick Ngoma and Obed Masumbuko.
Zambia is in group A with Egypt, Guinea, and Mali.
They just need to be one of the top two finishers in the group to pick a spot at the U20 World Cup later this year.
FULL SQUAD
GOALKEEPERS: Mangani Banda (Zanaco), Tresford Mulenga (Kabwe Warriors), Samson Banda (Zesco United).
DEFENDERS: Shemmy Mayembe (Zesco United), Boyd Mkandawire (Napsa Stars), Prosper Chilufya (Kafue Celtic), Boston Muchindu (Young Nkana), Sydney Phiri (Gomes), Jonathan Daka (Lumwana Radiants), Solomon Sakala (Kabwe Warriors).
MIDFILDERS: Linos Makwaza Jr (Young Power Dynamos), Leonard Mulenga and Boyd Musonda (both Zanaco), Enock Mwepu (Napsa Stars), Stephen Chulu (Kabwe Warriors), Chrispin Sakulanda (Mufulira Wanderers), Kenneth Kalunga (Ikast FS, Denmark)
STRIKERS: Patrick Ngoma (Red Arrows), Patson Daka (Austria), Obed Masumbuko (Lumwana Radiants), Fashionn Sakala Jnr (Zanaco), Joseph Phiri (Red Arrows), Happy Nsofwa (Mufulira Wanderers), Benson Chali (Forest Rangers), Paul Banda (Lusaka Dynamos)
Good team selection
but luchanga is not in the team
Don, forget it’s Beston in charge. He is a serious man. Consider u 20 world cup already delivered. Space this watch.
I hope for this team!
Luchanga would come for the world cup and not AFCON i presume. he would be a deadly addition to this team I think.
but y z Moses nyondo left out of de Squad? He waa excellent at cosafa
We believe Beston is more focused than Ba Nzoro Chicken! he will definirely call Banda(Porugal), Mwape Numba(Spain), Sunzu(Israel), Luchanga(Israel). We can win this under 20 Afcon this time around.
Luchanga will truly be a good_addition, combining with parson Daka,and,mweupu wow_plus ka,training, Ku,Spain,hope,they,will,play,Barcelona, jnr club and,other Spanish_clubs,plus, any, positive, friendlies
Luchanga will truly be a good_addition, combining with patson Daka,and,mweupu wow_plus ka,training, Ku,Spain,hope,they,will,play,Barcelona, jnr club and,other Spanish_clubs,plus, any, positive, friendlies
Football is made in Kitwe! When you have only one Nkana player, you begin to shed tears since it shows how far we have fallen from grace! Anyway, I have full confidence in the boys! Go get ’em guys!