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Zambia Gets Highest Seed For Afcon 2013 Qualifiers
African champions Zambia has earned the highest seed with 26 points over the last three Africa Cup of Nations going into the qualifiers for the next edition.
According to the CAF seeding criteria for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations set for South Africa, Zambia will expectedly be among the 15 teams in pot one.
The memo dated April 11 addressed to all participating teams indicate that there will be a final round of qualifiers over two legs involving 30 teams to determine the 15 sides that will make the trip to South Africa.
CHAMPIONS: Zambia’s 2013 seeding defined
Interestingly, Zambia will avoid what would have been explosive meetings against the big guns that did not qualify for the 2012 edition which include six time champions Egypt, Cameroon and Nigeria.
Egypt (No. 4 on 21 points), Cameroon (No. 7 on nine) and Nigeria (No. 9 on nine points) make up the top 15 seed but must first qualify from the second round knockout stage to participate in the final phase.
The trio – having missed out on the 2012 party – is not on bye like those that were present in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon and will have to qualify to occupy their seeding place for the final round of qualifiers.
“The thirty (30) teams will be divided into two pots (pot 1 and pot 2) and each pot comprises of 15 teams. A team from pot 1 will play against a team from pot 2 following a drawing of which will determine the fifteen (15) match schedule to be played in September and October 2012. The drawing of lots will take place in the first week of July 2012,” a letter from CAF reads.
Ghana’s Black Stars are second in the seed on 22 points while 2012 runners up Ivory Coast are in third place on 22 points with CAF having considered the two team’s head-to-head record over the three competitions.
Bolayathu
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Julius Malema
April 13, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Its good that ‘underdogs’ are ‘bull dogs’ now.On paper and holding the trophe chipolopolo has to prove to the world that we are chapions like Esther Phiri.lolest
feligo
April 13, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Well I guess there will time of reckoning but trust it will work for Zambia. Good luck Chipolopolo.
Blackbelly
April 13, 2012 at 2:24 pm
This jick so puzzle is not understandable……Chibiliti (Secretary to the Cabinet) can you simplify this complicated soccer explaination….
Listener
April 13, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Even though it be so let me register my feelings that our national team hs no one 2fear we re WELL ABLE to handle any big name.come rain come snow,thunder or lightening we re Capable.
Musonda
April 13, 2012 at 3:03 pm
Good luck Chipolopolo we are the champions and we will retain our cup whether Egypt, Cameroun or Nigeria qualifies who cares…
mbonga
April 13, 2012 at 3:18 pm
tumfweko English is diffikoti to understand,i got so little sense of it all.
Andy1
April 13, 2012 at 3:44 pm
we are the champions and will always be on top.
Wanu Ngwee
April 13, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Mbonga, you’re so right. Tumfweko’s English was too “ENGLISH” this time!lol!
zambia the real africa
April 13, 2012 at 4:04 pm
display my comment imwe fi tumfweko…useless press~!
Wanu Ngwee
April 13, 2012 at 4:07 pm
THIS ENTAILS ALOT OF HARD WORK ON OUR PART. WE HAVE TO PROVE THAT WE DESERVED TO WIN IT IN 2012, SO GET DOWN TO WORK HERVE!!
True bantustans:
April 13, 2012 at 4:12 pm
As long as katongo remains the captain zambia will never do anything tanjble, even quarifying to the world cup is a mere dreem in an isso, we hav to replace this katongo thing atreast with mweene or himonde coz this two guy has that sprit and a heart for motha zambia. we are sick and fade up with this bembaz.chao
zambia the real africa
April 13, 2012 at 4:45 pm
@truebantustan iwee cikala when are you going to grow up and you are busy dispraying your level of ignorance on press…***** do you think himonde can be a captain aleast if you said sunzu…iwe uli cili tako chikala
wake up
April 13, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Iwe ci bantustan you area a fool full of nothing but dog shit. Why are you so tribalistic. You will never grow up. You area just a ****** bantustan!
zambia the real africa
April 13, 2012 at 4:46 pm
@truebantustan iwee cikala when are you going to grow up and you are busy dispraying your level of ignorance on press…***** do you think himonde can be a captain aleast if you said sunzu…iwe uli cili tako chikala…this dog is ever negative eeesh.!
Ala Bee
April 13, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Ka true bantustan uli mulwani…pamputi pobe chikala…Grow up 4 once…ba tumfweko simplify ur english mwe bantu
F K CONCLUDER
April 13, 2012 at 5:56 pm
true bantustan my brother where do u live,u are saying zambia will never do nthing tangable under the leadership of katongo and yet we are AFCON CHAMPIONS under katongo,s leadership.i va start doubting ur mental capacity,dnt bring tribelism in football.i even wonder if u are tonga,tongas are gud well behavoured citizens i mingle alot with them.u are the ones tarnishing tonga name.mature!!!
Watchman over Watchdog-Galileo Galilei is back!
April 14, 2012 at 4:02 am
True Banthustan is going mad. Pray for him. He is just one hurting and suffering person. He does not represent the Tongas views. Pray for him. Pray for him.
joseph
April 14, 2012 at 8:36 am
Bantus-tan son of a *****.
FTJ
April 14, 2012 at 8:53 am
@truebantustan, I can conclude that you are not Tonga but you are just on a mission to destroy Tonga’s image. I say so because there is often no logic and meaning in your reasoning everytime you post your comments.
What you are doing is very unfair to the people of southern province. Please stop this nosense. We love our brothers and sisters from SP.
Bloggers, i suggest we keep ignoring this truebantustan. He is just a deciever!
Proctologist
April 14, 2012 at 11:14 am
True bantustan find out properly you must hav suffered a severe brain infection. Ths z serious…
Osmuka
April 14, 2012 at 12:38 pm
I am happy some bloggers are beginning to notice that there’re some enemies of Zambia that want to thrive in a divided country. People like chi true bantustan are not even Tongas.lf he is, he must be a mad one. We need to be careful of them. Stop antagonising southern province we mbushi wee!
shii
April 14, 2012 at 1:11 pm
Iwe truebantustan chikala chobe stany*** if u hav a mental problem go to chainama
James Phiri
April 14, 2012 at 6:54 pm
There will be AFCON in 2013? I thought it happens after 2 years?
Imagine
April 14, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Te chisungu chabo. They script lifted. It was xplained by bolayatu. What that means is they will be the strongest team in the group & wont play in 1st & 2nd rounds but only in the final qualifiers cause the are already have a seeding pot
alien
April 14, 2012 at 10:06 pm
true bantu is an atension seeka and so long as u continue insulting him u will be satisfying his ego. Just ignore him and he will disapear from this site. I am sure its the person as tonga bull. Beliv it
Chi Chi
April 16, 2012 at 12:34 pm
Wow, there are some serious spoonerisms ie. pwanyering of English in the above comments. Come on guys if you can use the internet then you are at the very least literate and able to use spell check! Take note True Batusanas and Zambia the Real Africa!!!
popo
April 23, 2012 at 11:14 am
bantustan machende ako!!