The Zambia Under-17 national team has arrived in Mauritius ahead of the 2018 Cosafa Castle Cup.
Tenant Chilumba’s side arrived at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport at 03:15 hours local time (01:15 hours Zambian time).
The team travelled aboard Kenya Airways and is accommodated at the Casa Florida Hotel in Perebere.
Zambia is in Group B alongside South Africa, Lesotho and Mozambique.
The defending champions will open its title defence on Friday against Mozambique at the Francois Xavier Stadium.
Prior to departure the team underwent the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at the Italian Orthopaedic Hospital in Lusaka.
Winners of the 2018 Cosafa Castle Cup will automatically qualify to the Tanzania 2019 Africa Cup of Nations which is a precursor the Peru FIFA U17 World Cup.
The tournament runs from July 19-29.
FULL SQUAD
(GOALKEEPERS)
Phillip Malunga, Iford Mwale
(DEFENDERS)
Billy Maipenzi, Lackson Tembo, Morgan Botha, Vincent Chate, Benson Simwanda, Bisalom Mwanza
(MIDFIELDERS)
Bernard Bwalya, Steven Mungomena, Kelvin Mwanza, Richard Ngoma, Toffee Musariri, Peter Chikola, Lasmond Phiri, Alex Miyanda Mwiinga, Daniel Tembo
(STRIKERS)
Enock Sakala, Vincent Kalinda, Collins Tembo
(SOURCE: FAZ MEDIA)
30 Comments
Tyne
All the best young chipolopolo we are waiting to see the trophy home again
Gerrard
Thank you guys for arriving safely, we wish a cup will come again
James Mphande
Make us proud again guys, as your friends did yesterday at nkholoma stadium.
Mimbulu
Work hard boys zambians are behind you
Zolileshamboko@gmail.com
Wish you all the best we all behind you guys
Mr. SINGO's
Do your things guys like you did the anthr year we are waiting for the cup. Go Zambia go🇿🇲
Zaelo
Wishes u all the best guys we ar waiting for cup.go chipolopolo
Patrick Biemba
Go Zambia under 17 Team we are behind You boys
ZYLOT Eric ZULU
wishing all the best guys, hope you qualify to the Afcon this time around.
Joseph leon chipayeni jnr
all best gyzs hoping the cup will come again.
Joseph leon chipayeni jnr
all the best gyzs hoping the cup will come again.
DO OR DIE
Wish you all the best , please guys no more mercy. Go Go ba ZED.
Onessmore Mukonka
We wish you junior chipolopolo all the best as you are going to bring back the trophy ,”Arise Zambia, hid the prophecy that Zambia shall rise among African countries and groly shall bre talks of each jubilant voices, that you Zambia. Go! and bring back what Zambians deserv
Onessmore Mukonka
We wish you junior chipolopolo all the best as you are going to bring back the trophy ,”Arise Zambia, hid the prophecy that Zambia shall rise among African countries and groly shall bre talks of each jubilant voices, that you Zambia.” Go! and bring back what Zambians deserve.
Chrispine nyirenda
Wish you all the best young Chipolopolo behave like champions we are behind you.
Mshilika
Go Zambia go
Ree-shar
All the best young chipolopolo
Mr Silungwe
All the best young chipolopolo may God continue blessing you all , protecting you all n we believe in you, you will bring the cup
RB
All the best boys
Joseph ec chitalu
All the best bamuntu. …We are proud of you guyz
Joseph siame
Work hard boys
Esaya Kajaba
All the best guyz ….and we are proud of you workhard
palata minina
Do better we are their watching
BWALYA
Go Zambia Go
Samuel
Zambia will win against Mozambique
Derick zulu
I wish you all the best
guys,we need the prosperity in zambia.
work hard guys.
GOZAMBIA
GO GO
GO GO
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Rabson Chipeta
Go Zambia go chipolopolo
Cleopus mulenga
All de best
Sichone d niza
go zm go,wish you the best guys
Chisenga kandela
All th best, make us proud again….