Zambia national football team

Zambia
Nickname(s) Chipolopolo
(The Copper Bullets)
Association Football Association of Zambia
Sub-confederation COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Hervé Renard
Top scorer Kalusha Bwalya (33)[1]
Home stadium Konkola Stadium
FIFA code ZAM
FIFA ranking 79
Highest FIFA ranking 15 (February 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 101 (February 2011)
Elo ranking 72
Highest Elo ranking 28 (April 1994)
Lowest Elo ranking 99 (May 2004)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Southern Rhodesia 0–4 Northern Rhodesia
(Southern Rhodesia; 1946)
Biggest win
Zambia 9–0 Kenya 
(Lilongwe, Malawi; 13 November 1978)
Biggest defeat
 Congo DR 10–1 Zambia
(Congo-Kinshasa; 22 November 1969)
 Belgium 9–0 Zambia
(Brussels, Belgium; 3 June 1994)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances 14 (First in 1974)
Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1994

The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia in the sport of association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Before independence they were known as the Northern Rhodesia national football team. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo (the Copper bullets) as copper is one of the nation's main exports. The team has two Africa Cup of Nations final appearances to its credit and among its most memorable moments is a 4–0 victory over Italy in the 1988 Olympic football tournament in Seoul, South Korea that saw Kalusha Bwalya score a hat-trick.

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Gabon air disaster

Main article: 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster

On 27 April 1993, a Zambian Air Force Buffalo DHC-5D which was carrying the team to Senegal for a 1994 World Cup qualification match crashed, killing all 30 passengers, including 18 players and a number of coaches.

Honours

COSAFA Cup
Champions: 1997, 1998, 2006:: Runners-up: 2004, 2005, 2007
CECAFA Cup
Champions: 1984, 1991, 2006
Runners-up: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1988, 2006
Africa Cup of Nations
Runners-up: 1974, 1994

Competition records

World Cup record

As the former British colony of Northern Rhodesia, Zambia did not participate in World Cup qualification play until after its independence in 1964. The country's football association was formed in 1929 and joined FIFA in 1964.

Africa Cup of Nations record

  • 1957 to 1968 – Did not enter
  • 1970 – Did not qualify
  • 1972 – Did not qualify
  • 1974 – Second place
  • 1976 – Did not qualify
  • 1978 – Round 1
  • 1980 – Did not qualify
  • 1982 – Third place
  
  • 1984 – Did not qualify
  • 1986 – Round 1
  • 1988 – Withdrew
  • 1990 – Third place
  • 1992 – Quarter-finals
  • 1994 – Second place
  • 1996 – Third place
  • 1998 – Round 1
  

All time record against all nations

Current squad

The following squad has been selected for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Caps and Goals updated as October 8, 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Kennedy Mweene 11 December 1984 (aged 27) 60 0 Free State Stars
GK Kalililo Kakonje 1 January 1985 (aged 27) 19 0 TP Mazembe
GK Joshua Titima 20 October 1992 (aged 19) 0 0 Power Dynamos
DF Joseph Musonda 30 May 1977 (aged 34) 73 0 Golden Arrows
DF Francis Kasonde 1 September 1986 (aged 25) 29 2 TP Mazembe
DF Chintu Kampamba 28 December 1980 (aged 31) 29 0 Bidvest Wits
DF Nyambe Mulenga 27 August 1987 (aged 24) 25 0 Zesco United
DF Stophira Sunzu 22 June 1989 (aged 22) 24 2 TP Mazembe
DF Hijani Himoonde 15 June 1985 (aged 26) 19 2 TP Mazembe
DF Davies Nkausu 1 January 1986 (aged 26) 3 0 Supersport United
MF Rainford Kalaba 14 August 1986 (aged 25) 53 9 TP Mazembe
MF Felix Katongo 18 April 1984 (aged 27) 46 5 Green Buffaloes
MF Isaac Chansa 23 March 1984 (aged 27) 38 1 Orlando Pirates
MF Noah Chivuta 25 December 1983 (aged 28) 22 2 Free State Stars
MF Clifford Mulenga 5 August 1987 (aged 24) 21 2 Bloemfontein Celtic
MF William Njovu 4 March 1987 (aged 24) 16 1 Hapoel Ironi Shmona
MF Jonas Sakuwaha 22 July 1983 (aged 28) 13 1 Al-Merreikh
MF Chisamba Lungu 31 January 1991 (aged 20) 2 0 Ural Oblast
MF Justine Zulu 11 August 1989 (aged 22) 3 0 Hapoel Ironi Rishon
MF Nathan Sinkala 23 April 1991 (aged 20) 2 0 Green Buffaloes
FW Christopher Katongo 31 August 1982 (aged 29) 64 14 Henan Construction
FW Collins Mbesuma 3 February 1984 (aged 27) 36 14 Golden Arrows
FW Emmanuel Mayuka 21 November 1990 (aged 21) 26 6 Young Boys
FW Given Singuluma 19 July 1986 (aged 25) 19 3 TP Mazembe
FW Rodgers Kola 4 July 1989 (aged 22) 14 2 Ashdod
FW Evans Kangwa 21 June 1994 (aged 17) 1 0 Nkana

Recent callups

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Jacob Banda 11 February 1988 (1988-02-11) (age 24) 16 0 Zesco United v.  Libya, 8 October 2011
DF Emmanuel Mbola 10 May 1993 (1993-05-10) (age 18) 25 0 TP Mazembe v.  Nigeria, 15 November 2011
DF Thomas Nyrienda 28 February 1986 (1986-02-28) (age 25) 22 0 Zanaco v.  Nigeria, 15 November 2011
DF Jimmy Chisenga 3 April 1992 (1992-04-03) (age 19) 14 1 Red Arrows v.  Nigeria, 15 November 2011
DF Dennis Banda 10 December 1988 (1988-12-10) (age 23) 24 0 Green Buffaloes v.  Comoros, 4 September 2011
DF Allan Mukuka 5 August 1987 (1987-08-05) (age 24) 13 1 Green Buffaloes v.  Comoros, 4 September 2011
DF Bruce Musukunya 28 February 1994 (1994-02-28) (age 17) 29 0 Red Arrows v.  Nigeria, 15 November 2011
MF Fwayo Tembo 2 May 1989 (1989-05-02) (age 22) 7 1 Basel v.  Libya, 8 October 2011
MF Kennedy Mudenda 13 January 1988 (1988-01-13) (age 24) 22 1 Power Dynamos v.  Zimbabwe, 10 August 2011
FW James Chamanga 2 February 1980 (1980-02-02) (age 32) 44 15 Dalian Shide v.  Nigeria, 15 November 2011
FW Jacob Mulenga 12 February 1984 (1984-02-12) (age 28) 34 6 Utrecht v.  Nigeria, 15 November 2011
DF Ronald Kampamba 28 December 1991 (1991-12-28) (age 20) 2 1 Nkana fc v.  Nigeria, 15 November 2011
FW Dube Phiri 16 January 1983 (1983-01-16) (age 29) 21 4 Red Arrows v.  Zimbabwe, 10 August 2011
FW Lottie Phiri 3 November 1988 (1988-11-03) (age 23) 3 0 Power Dynamos v.  Zimbabwe, 10 August 2011

Managers

References

  1. ^ Földesi, László. "Kalusha Bwalya - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kalushab-intlg.html. Retrieved 2011-09-09. "He is the leading scorer for the Zambian national team with (at least) 33 goals. According to the Zambian FA, he has 50 goals in 100 appearances but those figures included a large number of non-'A' matches. His total could be 37 depending if Football Association of Zambia considers the matche against and Italy in the 1988 Olympics and Zanzibar as full 'A' international matches." 

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