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Zambia to Face Jordan, Pharaohs
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has secured two international friendly matches for the Chipolopolo against Jordan and seven-time African champions Egypt next month.
Zambia will play Jordan on November 3 in Amman in a match that would see interim coach, Patrice Beaumelle using a locally assembled squad as the match will take place on a date not sanctioned by FIFA.
The Chipolopolo will then renew rivalry with Egypt on November 14, which will be a FIFA sanctioned date, and Beaumelle will have all the star players available for the match that comes after another high profile match against Brazil.
FAZ spokesperson Erick Mwanza said in a statement yesterday that the match against Jordan would accord the Zambian local players good preparations ahead of the 2013 Council of East and Central African Football Association (CECAFA) Senior Challenge that is billed for late November in Kenya.
“The Football Association of Zambia is pleased to inform the football fraternity and the nation as a whole that we have concluded consultations and agreements to play the national teams of Jordan and Egypt in November 2013 as we continue the regeneration of the Zambia national soccer team.
“In our demonstrated and continued policy of exposing our young local talents to some of the finest and tough competition matches around the world, our Developmental Team will play Jordan in Amman while Chipolopolo will battle it out against the Pharaohs of Egypt in Cairo,” he said.
While Zambia was losing 2-0 against Brazil in Beijing on October 15 at the Birds Nets Stadium, Egypt was at the receiving end of a 6-1 hammering at the hands of Ghana in a FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifier in Kumasi.
Zambia last played Egypt in a 1-1 draw at Cairo Stadium in 2009 during the 2010 South Africa World Cup qualifiers after having lost a reverse fixture at Konkola Stadium 1-0.
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Football
October 29, 2013 at 8:13 am
Woow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,this is great news…………chipolopolo 4eva
cecil
October 29, 2013 at 8:19 am
Naba Egypt atleast bana saasa,we ar nt scared.We were scared of brazil nt Egypt.So kabwili u ar goin 2 let da mailon brothers 2 cum n play ka?
shongola
October 29, 2013 at 8:27 am
Hope the Mailoni brothers will again be sick at the same time!!!
Daniel Shawa
October 29, 2013 at 1:06 pm
will the mailoni brothers be considered ?
k i n mwelwa
October 29, 2013 at 1:35 pm
with pharaohs, it will be gud match
Tiger King
October 29, 2013 at 2:39 pm
4get about the Mailoniz, let’s give the chance to the boys who want to play for Zambia. we had great talents like Charles Musonda (Chalie Cool) but when he refused to play for the then KK 11, the now Chipolopolo, we moved on and went to on to play finals 1994. so I belive we can do without the Mailoniz!
Tiger King
October 29, 2013 at 2:40 pm
4get about the Mailoniz, let’s give the chance to the boys who want to play for Zambia. we had great talents like Charles Musonda (Chalie Cool) but when he refused to play for the then KK 11, the now Chipolopolo, we moved on and went to on to play finals 1994. so I believe we can do without the Mailoniz!
kapambwe.k s
October 29, 2013 at 2:48 pm
So now everything is baout the mailoni brothers.
honestly I would love to see Katumbi trio back in the team.
the psychiatrist
October 29, 2013 at 8:42 pm
egypt is a finished team so when they beat us, your guess is as good as mine , what our rating will be.
Paswapabe
October 30, 2013 at 4:51 pm
I support you that it is actually a mistake to play egypt because egypt is finishd FAZ can we improve, from playing Brazil you go to egypt it si illogical.
Kalaba & Nathan
October 30, 2013 at 12:02 pm
4get about Katumbi trio Zambia is a big Country hence more talented players if u remember the days of Kalusha Bwalya he was always there for mother Zambia and he was more competent than those imbeciles let them play for their club.
George
October 30, 2013 at 10:45 pm
Ama guyz baku tp mazembe bakesa coz things wil b bad 4 them.