Zambia

This will be Zambia’s 14th appearance in the 2010 African Nations Cup but they only qualified in Third Place in Group C, behind Algeria and Egypt and only winning 1 of their final round of qualifying matches. Their last appearance in the tournament was in 2008 where they went out in the First Round after defeats to Egypt and Cameroon. Their best African Nations Cup finishes have been in 1974 and 1994 where they were Runners-Up.

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Qualifying History

Qualifying History

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Algeria 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
Egypt 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13
Zambia 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5
Rwanda 6 0 2 4 1 8 −7 2
28 March 2009 Rwanda 0 – 0 Algeria
     
29 March 2009 Egypt 1 – 1 Zambia
Zaki 27′   Kasonde 56′
6 June 2009 Zambia 1 – 0 Rwanda
Kalaba 78′    
7 June 2009 Algeria 3 – 1 Egypt
Matmour 60′
Ghezzal 64′
Djebbour 77′		   Aboutrika 86′
20 June 2009 Zambia 0 – 2 Algeria
    Bougherra 21′
Saïfi 66′
5 July 2009 Egypt 3 – 0 Rwanda
Aboutrika 64′, 90′
Hosny 74′ (pen.)		    
5 September 2009 Rwanda 0 – 1 Egypt
    Hassan 67′
6 September 2009 Algeria 1 – 0 Zambia
Saïfi 59′    
10 October 2009 Zambia 0 – 1 Egypt
    Hosny 69′
11 October 2009 Algeria 3 – 1 Rwanda
Ghezzal 22′
Belhadj 45+2′
Ziani 90+5′ (pen.)		   Mutesa 19′
14 November 2009 Rwanda 0 – 0 Zambia
     
14 November 2009 Egypt 2 – 0 Algeria
Zaki 3′
Moteab 90+5′		    

Tiebreaking play-off

18 November 2009 Algeria 1 – 0 Egypt  
Yahia 40′    

 

Squad

Squad

Coach: Hervé Renard

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
  GK Kalililo Kakonje 1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) (age 25) 13 AmaZulu
  GK Kennedy Mweene 11 December 1984 (1984-12-11) (age 25) 44 Free State Stars
  GK Jacob Banda 11 February 1988 (1988-02-11) (age 21) 8 Zesco United
  DF Dennis Banda 12 October 1988 (1988-10-12) (age 21) 14 Green Buffaloes
  DF Chintu Kampamba 28 December 1980 (1980-12-28) (age 29) 17 Free State Stars
  DF Hijani Himoonde 15 June 1985 (1985-06-15) (age 24) 13 TP Mazembe
  DF Emmanuel Mbola 10 May 1993 (1993-05-10) (age 16) 11 Pyunik Yerevan
  DF Joseph Musonda 30 May 1977 (1977-05-30) (age 32) 58 Golden Arrows
  DF Thomas Nyrienda 21 January 1984 (1984-01-21) (age 25) 4 Zanaco
  MF Francis Kasonde 1 September 1986 (1986-09-01) (age 23) 18 Al-Suwaiq
  MF Clifford Mulenga 5 August 1987 (1987-08-05) (age 22) 15 Mpumalanga Black Aces
  MF Noah Chivuta 25 December 1983 (1983-12-25) (age 26) 12 Maritzburg United
  MF Rainford Kalaba 14 August 1986 (1986-08-14) (age 23) 36 União de Leiria
  MF Isaac Chansa 23 March 1984 (1984-03-23) (age 25) 26 Helsingborgs IF
  MF Felix Katongo 18 April 1984 (1984-04-18) (age 25) 34 Mamelodi Sundowns
  MF William Njovu 4 March 1987 (1987-03-04) (age 22) 9 Hapoel Kiryat Shmona
  MF Stophira Sunzu 22 June 1989 (1989-06-22) (age 20) 9 Zanaco
  FW Christopher Katongo 31 August 1982 (1982-08-31) (age 27) 50 Arminia Bielefeld
  FW James Chamanga 2 February 1980 (1980-02-02) (age 29) 29 Dalian Haichang
  FW Emmanuel Mayuka 21 November 1990 (1990-11-21) (age 19) 15 Maccabi Tel Aviv
  FW Jacob Mulenga 12 February 1984 (1984-02-12) (age 25) 26 FC Utrecht
  FW Given Singuluma 26 September 1985 (1985-09-26) (age 24) 13 TP Mazembe
  FW Collins Mbesuma 3 February 1984 (1984-02-03) (age 25) 27 Moroka Swallows FC

 

Fixtures/Results

Fixtures/Results

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Zambia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
Gabon 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
Tunisia 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
13 January 2010
17:00		 Cameroon 0 – 1 Gabon Estádio Alto da Chela, Lubango
     
13 January 2010
19:30		 Zambia 1 – 1 Tunisia Estádio Alto da Chela, Lubango
     
17 January 2010
17:00		 Gabon 0 – 0 Tunisia Estádio Alto da Chela, Lubango
     
17 January 2010
19:30		 Cameroon 3 – 2 Zambia Estádio Alto da Chela, Lubango
     
21 January 2010
17:00		 Gabon 1-2 Zambia Complexo da Sr. da Graça, Benguela
     
21 January 2010
17:00		 Cameroon 2-2 Tunisia
     
25 January 2010
19:30		 Zambia 0-0 (4-5 pens) Nigeria
     


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