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.

Zambia Under 20
Nickname(s)Junior Chipolopolo
AssociationFAZ
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coach Beston Chambeshi
CaptainSolomon Sakala
Most capsIsaac Chansa
Top scorerRodgers Kola
FIFA codeZAM
First colours
Second colours
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

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia [1] and also 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Mangani Banda (1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 19) Zanaco F.C.
2 2DF Moses Nyondo (1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 19) Nkana FC
3 2DF Prosper Chiluya (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 19) Kafue Celtic F.C.
4 2DF Benson Chali (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 19) Forrest Rangers F.C.
5 2DF Solomon Sakala (1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 20) Kabwe Warriors F.C.
6 3MF Ngosa Sunzu (1998-06-19)19 June 1998 (aged 18) Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam
7 3MF Musonda Siame (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 18) Kafue Celtic F.C.
8 3MF Harrison Chisala (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 19) Nkana FC
9 4FW Conlyde Luchanga (1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 20) Lusaka Dynamos FC
10 3MF Fashion Sakala (1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 20) FC Spartak-2 Moscow
11 3MF Enock Mwepu (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19) NAPSA Stars F.C.
12 3MF Emmanuel Banda (1997-09-29)29 September 1997 (aged 19) S.C. Esmoriz
13 2DF Shemmy Mayembe (1997-11-22)22 November 1997 (aged 19) ZESCO United F.C.
14 4FW Edward Chilufya (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 17) Mpande Youth Academy
15 2DF Edward Tembo (1997-03-26)26 March 1997 (aged 20) Gomes F.C.
16 1GK Samson Banda (1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 20) ZESCO United F.C.
17 3MF Kenneth Kalunga (1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 20) Ikast FS
18 1GK Jim James Phiri (1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 18) Lusaka Dynamos FC
19 2DF Boston Muchindu (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 20) Nkana FC
20 4FW Patson Daka (1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 18) FC Red Bull Salzburg
21 3MF Boyd Musonda (1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 20) Zanaco F.C.

2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Zambia 1–0 Guinea
Daka  47' Report
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Mali 1–6 Zambia
Danté  5' Report F. Sakala  7', 65'
E. Banda  24'
Mwepu  37'
Chilufya  49', 53'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Zambia 3–1 Egypt
Daka  48', 90'
F. Sakala  72'
Report Nedved  35'
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Semi-finals

Zambia 1–0 (a.e.t.) South Africa
Chilufya  109' Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Final

Zambia 2–0 Senegal
Daka  16'
Chilufya  34'
Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Winners

 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Winners 

Zambia
First title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[3]

Total Man of the Competition
Top scorer
Fair Play Award

FIFA U-20 World Cup Appearances

  • 1977 to 1997 - Did not enter
  • 1999 - Round 1
  • 2001 - Did not qualify
  • 2003 - Did not qualify
  • 2005 - Did not qualify
  • 2007 - Round 16
  • 2009 - Did not qualify
  • 2011 - Did not qualify
  • 2013 - Did not qualify
  • 2015 - Did not qualify
  • 2017 - Quarter-finals
 

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 2–1 Portugal
Chilufya  51'
F. Sakala  76'
Report Hélder  90+1'

Zambia 4–2 Iran
F. Sakala  54'
Mwepu  59'
E. Banda  65'
Daka  71'
Report Shekari  7', 49' (pen.)

Costa Rica 1–0 Zambia
Daly  15' Report
Attendance: 4,508

Round of 16

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'

Quarter-finals

Italy 3–2 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Orsolini  50'
Dimarco  88'
Vido  111'
Report Daka  4'
Sakala  84'

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.

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
Source: FIFA
(H) Host.

Fixtures and Results

Date Tournament Location Home Team score Away Team Scorers
28 May 2008
International Friendly
King Abdul Aziz Makkah Saudi Arabia
1 - 1
Zambia
Stophira Sunzu
27 June 2008
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
Woodlands Stadium Lusaka Zambia Zambia
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

Class of 2007

References

  1. "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". Confederation of African Football. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. "Chambeshi names 2017 FIFA U20 WC team".
  3. "Awards and Statistics". CAF. 12 March 2017.
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