Zambia national under-23 football team

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Zambia Under 23
Nickname(s)Junior Chipolopolo
AssociationFAZ
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachZambia Beston Chambeshi
Captainn/a
FIFA codeZAM
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Zambia 2–2 Iraq 
(Daejeon, South Korea; 17 September 1988)
Biggest win
 Zambia 4–0 Guatemala 
(Gwangju, South Korea; 21 September 1988)
Biggest defeat
 Zambia 0–4 Germany 
(Gwangju, South Korea; 25 September 1988)
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1988)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1988)
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Appearances2 (first in 2015)
Best resultGroup stage (2015, 2019)
African Games
Appearances4 (first in 1995)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver Medal (1999)

The Zambia National U-23 Football team is the U-23 football team for Zambia founded in 1929.[1] The team, also known as the Youth Chipolpolo, represents the country in international under-23 matches and is controlled by the Football Association of Zambia.[2][3][4]

Players[]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK (1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 19) Zambia Zanaco FC
2 2DF Moses Nyondo (1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 19) Zambia Nkana FC
3 2DF (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 19) Zambia Philadelphia Union II
4 2DF Kebson Kamanga (1997-06-16)16 June 1997 (aged 19) Zambia Zanaco FC
5 2DF (1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 20) Zambia Zesco United
6 3MF (1997-06-30)30 June 1997 (aged 19) Zambia n/a
7 2DF Lameck Banda (2001-01-29)29 January 2001 (aged 16) Russia Arsenal Tula
8 2DF (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 19) Zambia Nkana FC
9 1GK (2000-06-20)20 June 2000 (aged 16) Zambia Nkana FC
10 2DF (1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 20) Scotland Rangers FC
11 2DF Enock Mwepu (1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19) England Brighton & Hove Albion
12 2DF (1997-09-29)29 September 1997 (aged 19) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
13 3MF Shemmy Mayembe (1997-11-22)22 November 1997 (aged 19) Ukraine FC Mynai
14 2DF Edward Chilufya (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 17) Sweden Djurgårdens IF
15 2DF (1999-06-12)12 June 1999 (aged 17) Zambia n/a
16 1GK (2001-10-04)4 October 2001 (aged 15) Zambia n/a
17 3MF Kings Kangwa (1999-06-04)4 June 1999 (aged 17) Russia Arsenal Tula
18 1GK (1999-01-17)17 January 1999 (aged 18) Portugal AD Sanjoanense
19 3MF (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 (aged 18) Israel Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam FC
21 2DF (1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 19) Zambia n/a

Recent results & fixtures[]

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018[]

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification   0–1  Zambia Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi
14:30 UTC+2 Report
  • F. Sakala 77'
 Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Zambia  1–0   National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2
Report Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)
4 September 2019 (2019-09-04) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification Zambia  2–1   National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia
18:00 UTC+2
Report
  • 47'
 Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)
8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification   3–3  Zambia Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, DR Congo
16:30 UTC+1
Report
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

2019[]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Group B South Africa  0–0  Zambia Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
20:00 UTC+2 Report (Soccerway) Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Group B Zambia  1–3  Nigeria Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
20:00 UTC+2
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia)
15 November 2019 (2019-11-15) 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations Group B Ivory Coast  1–0  Zambia Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt
20:00 UTC+2
Report (Soccerway) Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Competitive records[]

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
South Korea 1988 Quarter finals 4 2 1 1 10 6
Spain 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
United States 1996 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Australia 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Greece 2004 Did not qualify - - - - - -
China 2008 Did not qualify - - - - - -
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Japan 2020 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 1/32 4 2 1 1 10 6

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations[]

Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Morocco 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Senegal 2015 Group stage 5 2 1 2 5 7
Egypt 2019 Group stage 5 1 3 1 3 5
Total 2/3 6 0 5 1 4 10

All Africa Games[]

African Games record
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Did not enter
Nigeria 1973 Did not enter
Zimbabwe 1995 Group stage 3 1 1 1 5 4
South Africa 1999 Runners up 4 3 0 1 8 2
Nigeria 2003 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 5 6
Algeria 2007 4th-place 5 1 2 2 6 6
Mozambique 2011 Did not qualify
Republic of the Congo 2015 Did not qualify
Morocco 2019 Did not qualify
Total 4/11 16 7 3 6 24 18
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.

References[]

  1. ^ "Zambia Olympic team statistics, profile, matches, fixtures, results". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Olympics Football: Zambia's Banda 'wants to become the best in the world'". Goal.com. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Zambia U-23 football team Profile, squad, fixtures, results". International Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Zambia Olympic football team statistics, fixtures, resuts". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 27 July 2021.


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