The Zambia national soccer team on Monday afternoon took time to train ahead of the international against Gabon to be played in Libreville on Tuesday evening.
The Chipolopolo arrived in Gabon at 11.30hrs local time and quickly got down to business with coach Sven Vandebroeck taking the lads through their paces.
Vandebroeck says he anticipates his team to get a good test against the Panthers.
“It’s a good test for us to face a team which likes to play the ball,” Sven said from the team’s training base.
“The young players who have made the long trip, will have the opportunity to take advantage of the chance to play in the absence of some senior players to show their capabilities ahead of the decisive encounters in October,” he added.
Gabon have confirmed that they will be without their star striker Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Mario Lemina who have returned to their clubs.
Both Zambia and Gabon drew their Africa Cup qualifier games over the weekend against Namibia and Burundi respectively.
Please Start Mwepu in the midfield. Mwepu is a gifted intelligent player to be wasted on the bench. Good luck all the way.
“It’s a good test for us to face a team which likes to play the ball,” Sven said from the team’s training base”
Mr. Coach you have no preferences in international competitions, you don’t choose your opponents like friendly games, therefore you must be ready for everyone. It is like saying you wanted Namibia to play like Gabon then Zambia would have won
The benching of Mwepu was a very big blunder/error at Primary School level. The artificial turf claim is just an excuse. Mwepu did train with the under20 on the artificial turf at the independence stadium, on several occusions, meaning he is used and was aware of this fact
From what I have heard about the report from the game only, Kabaso Chongo should have played and not Sinkala and Kalaba. These 2 should have started on the bench period. We already had a team in place. Watch the video of the Nigeria Vs Zambia game from the last World cup qualification round. Ask yourself the reason why Kalaba is always substituted at his Mazembe club?? He barely completes a game
Kabaso Chongo is the only of the 3 from Mazembe that deserves to be in the team. I hope Brian Mwila finds his old form in Austria
Old legs when we have the young and fresh legs iwe ka coach kwati kupena. Do not destroy what already is in place, build on that. My opinion
A draw or loss vs Gabon then you have to be fired, chapwa. Ku kutamfya no room for a coach who cant deliver. You are being paid from day one (1), results from the same day one (1)
Mweene in goal, Solomon sakala. 2, and 3 chungu,4,5 Choongo and sunzu. mid, use mwepu,sinkala and kalaba, forward use lubambo, shonga and kambole
or use daka,kambole and shonga upfront. bring in lubambo as an impact player later.
Fans should know Its not about winnig but accessing the players
Is the game live on super sport
Sub’s should be Kambole, Fashion, Solomon Sakala, Salulani, Sikombe, Mulenga.
Bamu kolwe nga bafulu tabu Cha bwangu. Ama coach ubwingi
Ba Lukanga, ….Ngabafula kulyapo fye bamo.
So napa pene ba coach ngabafula kusula po bamo.
Anyway this is the team we expect to be playing “tomorrow” so in as much as we shall miss the 5 who are out, we need these to coheres.
Kasama Boy kwena ka fwaka ka ku bufumu ula fikako tefyo. I will findout from bu shikulu ba mwine lubemba lol