Chambeshi Names Chipolopolo Team For Equatorial Guinea Fixtures

Beston Chambeshi, coach of Zambia’s national football team Chipolopolo, has kept most of the teams current players for his 24-man squad playing at next month’s Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches against Equatorial Guinea, which he announced earlier this week.

New additions to the team that faced Tunisia and Mauritania earlier this month in the World Cup qualifiers were Arsenal Tula, Evans Kangwa, and Larry Bwalya.

Kangwa and Bwalya, from Tanzania, are among the nine foreign based players in the squad.

Sakala from the Rangers in Scotland is returning to the squad after missing the first two matches of the qualifying campaign.

Zambia is scheduled to face Equatorial Guinea away on day three of the tournament between 6-9 October before hosting the same team four days later.

FULL SQUAD:
GOALKEEPERS:Mwenya Chibwe (Baroka FC-RSA), Gregory Sanjase (Zesco United), Lameck Siame (Zanaco)

DEFENDERS: Benedict Chepeshi, Prosper Chiluya (Red Arrows), Dominic Chanda (Kabwe Warriors), Simon Silwimba, Solomon Sakala (both Zesco United), Tandi Mwape (TP Mazembe-DRC), Isaac Shamujompa, Peter Kalota (both Zanaco)

MIDFIELDERS: Enock Mwepu (Brighton and Hove Albion-England), Lubambo Musonda (AC Horsens-Denmark), Dickson Chapa, Kelvin Kampamba (both Zesco United), Prince Mumba (Kabwe Warriors), Felix Bulaya (Red Arrows), Clatous Chota Chama (RS Berkane-Morocco), Larry Bwalya (Simba SC-Tanzania)

STRIKERS: Fashion Sakala (Rangers-Scotland), Patson Daka (Leicester City-England), Brian Mwila (Buildcon), Moses Phiri (Zanaco), Evans Kangwa (Arsenal Tula)