The Zambia U20 national soccer team has regrouped in Lusaka to prepare for the FIFA Under twenty World Cup tournament to be played in South Korea.
16 players were part of the first training session today and these included Israel based former U17 midfielder Ngosa Sunzu.
With coach Beston Chambeshi leaving the door open for he ticket to South Korea, the new call ups were the early birds with Patrick Ngoma, Prince Bwalya, Wayne Museba and Leonard Mulenga all part of the training.
Conlyde Luchanga who missed the trip to South Korea at the Africa Cup trump was also part of the team.
Assistant coach Bilton Musonda told Fazfootball.com that the team was ready for the challenge at the FIFA World Cup.
“We regrouped yester night (Wednesday) and the turnout is good although we are missing some players,” Musonda said.
A total of 30 players have been called by Chambeshi as he looks to make the final tweaks to his squad.
The team is expected to fly out to Spain on 23rd April after the technical team trims the squad to 21 players.
They will camp in Spain until they fly out to Korea for the final tournament.
The 16 players who trained today are:
GOALKEEPERS:
James Phiri (Lusaka Dynamos), Prince Bwalya (Green Buffaloes)
DEFENDERS
Shemmy Mayembe (Zesco), Ngosa Sunzu (Hapoel Raanana, Israel), Benson Chali (Forest Rangers), Solomon Sakala (Napsa Stars), Edward Tembo (Gomes), Sydney Phiri (Kabwe Warriors), Wayne Museba (Mufulira Wanderers),
MIDFIELDERS:
Crispin Sakulanda (Mufulira Wanderers), Kenneth Kalunga (IFS, Denmark), Emamnuel Banda (Esmoritz, Portugal), Leonard Mulenga (Green Buffaloes),
STRIKERS
Patrick Ngoma (Red Arrows), Conlyde Luchanga (Lusaka Dynamos), Joseph Phiri (Red Arrows)
Awe, ba Dude (Patrick Ngoma) bakulu naimwe!!! Ba kale na bola kale yapwa pali bena! He is a damn heavy player…irritatingly slow; just as Festus Mbewe. Ba la fulunganya squad.
true dat. am surprised hes still under twenty. ??,
Batu dyemo,why always use the national team to reignite some not so serious lads career
patrick ngoma should be droped, he is an overage player we dont want to be banned by fifa.
you are now bringing confusion to the team, chambeshi pliz drop patrick ngoma he is an overage player.
Lets start in earnest, go boys and conquer the globe.
Why change a winning team? Zambian coaches are problem. Stick to the team that won the cup. You will be demoralising those lads who worked so tirelessly in the tournament.
Sunzu is the only player we need because of his physical presence. I’m not sure about the rest
Abasungu will let you play freely and don’t even look at your age but beat them , that is when you gonna see them saying you are old.
So safety first, lets get young players and not imidala.
Nsunzu & Luchanga to be introduced not uja Dude! Why? why? we need genuine lads in Korea.
Plz Cn U Drop Ngoma