The Zambia U23 National team are now set to depart for Ouagadougou following a delay with their chartered flight.
The Chisi Mbewe coached side are now aboard the plane and are expected to be airborne in the next few minutes, the ZamFoot Crew understands.
The 4,516 km trip in a chartered flight is expected to take about 6 and half hours from Lusaka to Ouagadougou hence they will arrive in the early hours of Wednesday.
Gift Siame is part of the squad that will depart Lusaka in a few minutes while the rest of the foreign based players are traveling directly to Ouagadougou.
The Junior Chipolopolo face Burkina Faso in the first leg of the 2027 U23 AFCON qualifying tie on November 11, 2026 (Tomorrow) away in Ouagadougou before hosting the West Africans in the return fixture at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on November 15.
The tie forms part of Zambia’s campaign to qualify for the 2027 Africa U23 Cup of Nations in Egypt. The tournament will also serve as a qualification pathway to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Zambia U23 final squad
Goalkeepers
Christo Chitambala (Kabwe Warriors)
Anotole Bweupe (Roan United)
Hendrix Kanyungulu (Green Eagles)
Defenders
Jonathan Kalimina (Kafue Celtic)
Sekanji Siame (Power Dynamos)
Hedson Paina Mapulanga (Green Eagles)
Charles Buyoya (Aguilla)
Happy Nsiku (ZESCO United)
Lyson Banda (Green Buffaloes)
Duncan Musialela (Green Eagles)
Midfielders
Elvis Mulenga (Red Arrows)
Humphrey Bwembya (Kabwe Warriors)
Benjamin Saeli (Konkola Blades)
David Simukonda (El Gouna, Egypt)
Tumelo Mununga (CD Leganés B, Spain)
Given Kalusa (FC MUZA)
Gift Siame (CD Leganés B, Spain)
Strikers
Anthony Shipanuka (ZESCO United)
Eliya Mandanji (Red Arrows)
Emmanuel Mutale (Gulf United, UAE)
Pascal Phiri (Al Ittihad, Egypt)
Caleb Musonda (Kafue Celtic)
