Chilufya Names Final U-17 Squad

ZAMBIA men’s Under-17 national football team coach George Chilufya has named a 22-man squad for the 2021 Total Africa Cup of Nations to be held in Morocco next month.

Prior to the final selection, the Chilufya-led technical bench had summoned a provisional squad of 41 players who were a mix of the 2020 COSAFA Under-17 squad and new call-ups.

Skipper Miguel Chaiwa will lead the pack that includes 2020 COSAFA men’s Under-17 goalkeeper of the tournament Eric Musonda Makungu, and midfielders Joseph Sabobo Banda and Julius Kumwenda.

The Young Chipolopolo are in Group A alongside hosts Morocco, Uganda and Ivory Coast.

Meanwhile, Zambia will be involved in three friendly matches prior to the tournament which will run from March 13-31.

They will play Nigeria on March 3 before playing FUS Rabat U-17 on March 6.

They will wrap up matters against Under-17 defending champions Cameroon three days later in readiness for their tournament opener against Ivory Coast on March 14.

The full squad:

Goalkeepers

Terry Phiri (Young Red Arrows), Eric Musonda Makungu and Martin Chulu (all from Atletico).

Defenders

Teddy Khumalo (Janza Academy), Lyson Banda (RM Academy), Aaron Mbemba Phiri (Atletico), Sekanji Siame (Kafue Celtic), Miguel Changa Chaiwa, Onesmus Chipango (all from Shamuel FC), Lombe Mutale (Young Power), and Mathews Banda (Bauleni Academy).

Midfielders

Dominic Kanda (Shamuel FC), Joseph Sabobo Banda, Julius Kumwenda (all from Atletico), Frank Chileshe (Vector), and Kelvin Phiri from Janza Academy.

Strikers

Emmanuel Mutale (Mushili Hotspurs), Christopher Mwango Musonda (Vicrich Academy), Marcel Zimba, Thomas Mwambazi (all from Atletico), Patrick Simwinga (Mphande Youth Academy), and Brian Mate (Kabwata Dynamos).

This article originally appeared on The Mast