Final Chipolopolo Squad Chosen

Chipolopolo coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has finalised the 23-man squad for 2021 AfCON qualifiers against Algeria and Zimbabwe. 

Several younger players who made the provisional squad have subsequently been dropped. This includes Golden Mafwenta from Buildcon, Dominic Chanda from Kabwe Warriors and Zacharia Chilongoshi from Power Dynamos. 

Others to be dropped are Justin Shonga, Evans Kangwa, Kings Kangwa as well as Benson Sakala, of which some are injured and others simply didn’t make the final cut.  

The final squad is made up of the following players: 

Goalkeepers: Mwenya Chibwe (Polokwane City-RSA), Allan Chibwe (Green Eagles), and Lameck Siame (Kabwe Warriors).

Defenders: Tandi Mwape, Kabaso Chongo (TP Mazembe-DRC), Luka Banda (Napsa Stars), Clement Mulashi, Adrian Chama (both Zesco United), and Benedict Chepeshi (Red Arrows).

Midfielders: Lubambo Musonda (Slask Wroclaw-Poland), Paul Katema (Red Arrows), Collins Sikombe (Lusaka Dynamos), Spencer Sautu (Power Dynamos), Enock Mwepu (Red Bull Salzburg-Austria), Nathan Sinkala (TP Mazembe), Clatous Chama, Rally Bwalya (both Simba SC-Tanzania), Gamphani Lungu (SuperSport United), and Roderick Kabwe (Black Leopards-RSA).

Strikers: Patson Daka (Red Bull Salzburg-Austria), Augustin Mulenga (Amazulu-RSA), Moses Phiri (Zanaco), and Amity Shamende (Green Eagles).

If Chipolopolo are in with a realistic chance of making it to the Cameroon finals, they must beat Algeria on Thursday and Zimbabwe next Monday. 

So far in the group stages the Zambians have shown a mixed performance by winning 2, losing 2 and drawing 2 matches.