Zambian_national_football_team

Zambia national football team

Zambia national football team

Men's national football team representing Zambia

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Zambia women's national football team.

The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as the KK 11, after founding president Dr. Kenneth Kaunda ("KK") who ruled Zambia from 1964 to 1991. After the country adopted multiparty politics, the side was nicknamed Chipolopolo which means the "Copper Bullets".[2] The team won an Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012. This team has also become the most successful team in the COSAFA Cup, surpassing Zimbabwe after winning the 2023 edition.

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History

Zambian Air Force Flight 319

Main article: 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster

Tragedy struck the Zambian team when the military plane (REG: AF-319) transporting the team to Senegal for a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier crashed late in the evening, on April 27, 1993. Three stops were planned for re-fuelling, but at the first stop, in Brazzaville, engine problems were noted on the Buffalo DHC-5D of the Zambia Air Force. Despite this, the flight continued, and a few minutes after take-off from Libreville, Gabon, where the second stopover had taken place, one of the engines caught fire and stopped. The pilot, who had already made a flight from Mauritius the day before, accidentally shut down the other engine, which was still running. The loss of power, during the climb after take-off, caused the plane to fall and crash into the water 500m off the coast. All 30 passengers and crew, including 18 players, were killed in the accident.[3]

1994–2012

On June 3, 1994, in Brussels, the Zambian football team succumbed to one of the worst losses in its history against Belgium, losing 9–0. At CAN 1996, they finished first in the group with two victories (5–1 against Burkina Faso, goals from Kenneth Malitoli, double from Kalusha Bwalya, goals from Dennis Lota and Johnson Bwalya); 4–0 against Sierra Leone (a hattrick from Kalusha Bwalya and goal from Mordon Malitoli) and a draw (0–0 against Algeria), beat Egypt (3–1) in the quarterfinals and loses in semis against Tunisia (2–4) but took third place over Ghana (1–0, goal from Johnson Bwalya). Kalusha Bwalya was the best in the competition with 5 goals. From 1998 to 2006, Zambia did not pass the first round, except in 2004 when they failed to qualify. On September 3, 2006, at home, Zambia achieved the biggest victory in its history against Djibouti, winning 10–0. During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, Zambia finished third in the group with a 3–0 victory against Sudan (goals by James Chamanga, Jacob Mulenga and Felix Katongo), a draw (1–1 against Egypt, goal from Chris Katongo) and loss (1–5 against Cameroon, goal from Chris Katongo). In 2010, Zambia finished first in her group and faced Nigeria in the quarter-finals where she lost on penalties. Jacob Mulenga and Emmanuel Mbola were included in the tournament's Best XI. In 2012, the best AFCON in Zambia history happened. During the tournament’s group stage, they defeated Senegal(2-1), drew with Libya (2-2), and defeated Equatorial Guinea (1-0), and qualified top of their group. During the knockout stage, Zambia defeated Sudan (3-0) in the Quarterfinals, beat Ghana in the semifinals (1-0) and went up against Ivory Coast in the final, where the won their first title, after defeating them in a dramatic Penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw after extra time.[4]

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Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

26 March 2023 AFCON qualification Lesotho  0–2  Zambia Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2 Report
  • P. Daka 14', 69'
 Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
12 June Friendly Kuwait  3–0  Zambia Cairo, Egypt
--:-- UTC+3 Al-Khaldi 16', 59'
El Ebrahim 51'		 Report Stadium: Cairo International Stadium
17 June 2023 AFCON qualification Zambia  3–0  Ivory Coast Ndola, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
6 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Zambia  0–1  Malawi Durban
18:00 Report
Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
9 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Zambia  2–1  Comoros Durban
15:00
  • Mulambia 51'
  • Kangwanda 74'
 Report
Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
11 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Seychelles  2–4  Zambia KwaMashu
15:00
Report
  • Kangwanda 11'
  • Kanguluma 54'
  • Mashata 58'
  • Mulambia 73'
 Stadium: Princess Magogo Stadium
14 July 2023 COSAFA Cup SF South Africa  1–2  Zambia Durban
18:00
Report
  • Mashata 50'
  • Kangwanda 69'
 Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
16 July 2023 COSAFA Cup F Lesotho  0–1  Zambia Durban
18:00 Report
  • Libamba 78'
 Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification Comoros  1–1  Zambia Moroni, Comoros
22:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
12 October Friendly Egypt  1–0  Zambia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
H. Fathy 90' Report Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Zambia  4–2  Congo Ndola, Zambia
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Niger  2–1  Zambia Marrakesh, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade de Marrakech
Attendance: 200
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)

2024

9 January Friendly Zambia  1–1  Cameroon Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium
17 January 2023 AFCON GS DR Congo  1–1  Zambia San Pédro, Ivory Coast
Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
21 January 2023 AFCON GS Zambia  1–1  Tanzania San Pédro, Ivory Coast
Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
24 January 2023 AFCON GS Zambia  0–1  Morocco San Pédro, Ivory Coast
Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium
23 March Friendly Zambia  2–2
(5–6 p)		  Zimbabwe Lilongwe, Malawi
Report Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
26 March Friendly Malawi  1–2  Zambia Lilongwe, Malawi
Report Stadium: Bingu National Stadium

Managers

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Caps and goals as of 21 November 2023, after the game against Niger.

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Recent call-ups

The following players had been called up in 12 months preceding the above draft.

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Records

As of 23 March 2024[6]
Players in bold are still active with Zambia.

Most appearances

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Top goalscorers

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FIFA World Cup

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Africa Cup of Nations

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COSAFA Cup

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References

  1. [1]
    "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. [2]
    "History of Zambian National Team". fazfootball.com. Football Association of Zambia. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Zambia's remarkable journey makes them winners regardless". FourFourTwo. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  4. [4]
    "CAF releases Top XI of Orange CAN". CAF Online. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Final Squad". Facebook. Football Association of Zambia.
  6. [6]
    Jerry Muchimba and Roberto Mamrud. "Zambia – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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