Zambia_national_under-20_football_team
Zambia National U-20 Football team are the U-20 football team for Zambia also known as the Junior Chipolpolo as the senior side are simply known as Chipolopolo(Copper Bullets). They came in fourth place in the African Youth Championship 2007, which meant they qualified for the U-20 World Cup where they were in eliminated by 5-time winners of the African Youth Championship Nigeria.
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Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | Junior Chipolopolo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | FAZ | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Chisi Mbewe | ||
| Captain | Solomon Sakala | ||
| Most caps | Isaac Chansa | ||
| Top scorer | Rodgers Kola | ||
| FIFA code | ZAM | ||
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| First international | |||
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| Biggest win | |||
Zambia 6-1 Mali  Lusaka, Zambia; 01 March 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 5-1 Zambia (Abuja, Nigeria; 11 April 1999 | |||
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Zambia U20 soccer team has won the COSAFA U20 Cup 2022 in eSwatini[1]
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Main articles: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final and 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zambia (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 2 |  Guinea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Egypt |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mali |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
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Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
More information Mali, 1–6 ...
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Semi-finals
More information 1–0 (a.e.t.), South Africa ...
| Zambia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Chilufya  109' |
Report |
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Final
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Award
Winners
More information 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations winners ...
| 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations winners |
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 Zambia First title |
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Individual awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]
- Total Man of the Competition
- Top scorer
Luther Singh (4 goals, 2 assists)
- Fair Play Award
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2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Main article: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Portugal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Costa Rica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
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More information 2–1, Portugal ...
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More information 4–2, Iran ...
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Round of 16
More information 4–3 (a.e.t.), Germany ...
| Zambia | 4–3 (a.e.t.) |  Germany |
|---|---|---|
| E. Banda 50' F. Sakala 68' Mwepu 86' Mayembe 107' |
Report | Ochs 37' Serdar 89' Arweiler 90+4' |
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Quarter-finals
More information Italy, 3–2 (a.e.t.) ...
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Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 19 | Champions |
| 2 |  Venezuela |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 | Runners-up |
| 3 |  Italy |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | Third place |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Zambia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 6 |  United States |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 8 | |
| 7 | Portugal |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | |
| 8 |  Mexico |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 |  France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Eliminated in Round of 16 |
| 10 |  South Korea (H) |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 11 |  Senegal |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Costa Rica |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Germany |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 14 |  Japan |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
| 15 |  Saudi Arabia |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 16 |  New Zealand |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | |
| 17 |  Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 18 | Iran |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 19 |  Honduras |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 21 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Vietnam |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | |
| 23 | Guinea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Vanuatu |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 |
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Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
More information Date, Tournament ...
| Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | score | Away Team | Scorers |
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28 May 2008 |
International Friendly |
King Abdul Aziz Makkah |
Saudi Arabia |
1 - 1 |
Zambia |
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27 June 2008 |
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers) |
Woodlands Stadium Lusaka |
Zambia |
Zambia |
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29 June 2008 |
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers) |
Woodlands Stadium Lusaka |
Zambia |
1 - 0 |
 Mauritius |
Tom Bakala (17th) |
13 July 2008 |
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers) |
Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous |
Mauritius |
0 - 2 |
Zambia |
Emmanuel Mayuka (5th), Daneil Kasongo (9th) |
28 September 2008 |
2009 African Youth Championship (Qualifiers) |
Alexandria |
Egypt |
3 - 3 |
Zambia |
Fwayo Tembo(Brace) Rodgers Kola |
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- Rainford Kalaba
- Nyambe Mulenga
- Rogers Kola
- Aggripa Simpemba
- Jacob Banda
- Fwayo Tembo
- Joseph Zimba
- Clifford Mulenga
- "Zambia Wins Cosafa U20 Cup in eSwatini". Swaziland News Online. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- "Awards and Statistics". CAF. 12 March 2017.