The Copper Bullets players have a history of missing crucial penalties, from Kalusha Bwalya’s missed penalty against Angola in 2004 to Rainford Kalaba’s miss in the 2012 AFCON final.
Some of the penalties were costly while other penalties did not cost the team at all.
Thomas Nyirenda’s penalty miss against Nigeria in the 2010 AFCON meant Zambia were eliminated from the tournament.
Kalaba’s miss though nearly broke the Zambian fans’ hearts was inconsequential as the team went on to win the tournament with Stophila Sunzu scoring the winning penalty.
With all these Chipolopolo penalty misses which was the most painful?
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-5pen) Nigeria
01.THOMAS NYIRENDA [2010AFCON quarter final]
Estadio Nationale da Tundavala, Angola.
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-5pen.)Angola
02.KALUSHA BWALYA [2004COSAFA final] Independence Stadium, Lusaka.
FT| Zambia 0-0(8-7pen) Ivory Coast
03.RAINFORD KALABA [2012AFCON final]
Stade d’Angondje, Libreville.
FT| South Africa 0-0(4-3pen) Zambia
04.RAINFORD KALABA [2007COSAFA Cup final] Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein.
FT| Zambia 1-0 Rwanda
05.COLLINS MBESUMA [2010World Cup qualifier] Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
FT| Zambia 0-0 Guinea Bissau
06.KENNEDY MWEENE [2017AFCON qualifier]
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola.
FT| Zambia 0-0 Gabon
07.KENNEDY MWEENE [2018 Int’nal friendly]
Heroes Stadium, Lusaka.
FT| South Africa 0-0(4-3pen) Zambia
08.JAMES CHAMANGA [2007COSAFA final]
Vodacom Park, Bloemfontein.
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-5pen) Guinea
09.CHRISTOPHER KATONGO [2016CHAN Q. Final] Umuganda Stadium, Rwanda.
FT| Uganda 1-0(1-1agg)[8-9pen] Zambia
10.CHRISTOPHER KATONGO [2013AFCON qualifier] National Stadium,Kampala.
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-5pen.) Namibia
11.EMMANUEL MBOLA [2015COSAFA Q. Final]
Moruleng Stadium, South Africa.
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-5pen) Guinea
12.DAUTI MUSEKWA [2016CHAN Q.Final]
Umuganda Stadium, Rwanda.
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-5pen.) Guinea
13.STEPHEN KABAMBA [2016CHAN Q.Final]
Umuganda Stadium, Rwanda.
FT| Zambia 2-1(2-2agg)[6-5pen] Namibia
14.JOSEPH ZIMBA [2016CHAN qualifiers]
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka.
FT| Tanzania 1-1(5-6pen) Zambia
15.KHONDWANI MTONGA [2013CECAFA 3rd& 4th] Nyayo Stadium,Kenya.
FT| Tanzania 1-1(5-6pen) Zambia
16.CHARLES ZULU [2013CECAFA]
Nyayo Stadium, Kenya.
FT| Zambia 0-0(2-4pen) Swaziland
17.PAUL KATEMA [2016COSAFA Q.Final]
Samu Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek.
FT| Zambia 0-0(2-4pen) Swaziland
18.SPENCER SAUTU [2016COSAFA Q.Final]
Samu Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek.
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-3pen) Namibia
19.LAZAROUS KAMBOLE [2018COSAFA Q.Final]
Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane.
FT| Zambia 0-0(4-2pen.) Zimbabwe
20.AUSTIN MUWOWO [2019COSAFA Semi-Final]
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban.
