Zambia national under-20 football team

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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 coachZambia Lwandamina George
CaptainJustine Zulu
Most capsIsaac Chansa
Top scorerRodgers Kola
FIFA codeZAM
First colours
Second colours
First international
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Biggest win
 Zambia 6-2 Guinea 
(Accra, Ghana; 25 February 1999)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 5-1 Zambia 
(Abuja, Nigeria; 11 April 1999

Current squad

Head Coach   Lwandamina George

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Kelvin Musonda   Zanaco FC
1GK William Chibale   Lusaka Dynamos
1GK Danny Munyayo   Nkwazi
2DF Dennis Banda   Lusaka Dynamos
2DF Sebastian Mwansa   Green Buffaloes
2DF Michael Katongo   Kabwe Warriors
2DF Joseph Ziambo   Green Buffaloes
2DF Richard Phiri   Nchanga Rangers
2DF Nathan Sinkala   Zanaco FC
2DF Jimmy Chesenga   Red Arrows
2DF Dereck Mwansa   Nkwazi
2DF Richard Chilebwe   Lusaka Celtic
2DF Peter Mulambwe   Lusaka Blackpool
3MF William Njovu 1   Lusaka Dynamos
3MF Hichani Himoonde   Lusaka Dynamos
3MF Banda ‘Thierry’ Henry   Green Buffaloes
3MF Musonda Munalie   Young Arrows
3MF Simon Lipuya   Zanaco FC
3MF Goodson Kachinga   Red Arrows
3MF Chisamba Lungu   Roan United
3MF Stophira Sunzu 1   LB Chateauroux
3MF Nathan Sinkala   Green Buffaloes
4FW Emmanuel Mayuka 3   Maccabi Tel Aviv
4FW Felix Sunzu   Konkola Blades
4FW Junstine Zulu 1   Hapoel Be'er Sheva
4FW Fwayo Tembo 5   Étoile Sportive du Sahel
4FW Yourum Mwila 5   Zanaco FC
4FW Bitwell Phiri 1   Lusaka Celtic
4FW Rodgers Kola 6   Zanaco FC
4FW Daniel Kasongo 1   Indeni
4FW Floyd Phiri 1   Nchanga Rangers

2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Main articles: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final and 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.

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Zambia  1–0  Guinea
Daka   47' Report

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Mali  1–6  Zambia
Danté   5' Report F. Sakala   7', 65'
E. Banda   24'
Mwepu   37'
Chilufya   49', 53'

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Zambia  3–1  Egypt
Daka   48', 90'
F. Sakala   72'		 Report Nedved   35'

Semi-finals

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

Final

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

Award

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[1]

Total Man of the Competition
Top scorer
Fair Play Award

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 Ndola   Zambia
  Zambia
29 June 2008
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
  Woodlands Stadium Ndola   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

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 - Quarter Finals
  • 2009 - Did not qualify
  • 2011 - Did not qualify
  • 2013 - Did not qualify
  

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: 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 Template:Country data POR 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4 Template:Country data IRN 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source: FIFA

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Zambia  2–1Template:Country data POR
Chilufya   51'
F. Sakala   76'		 Report Hélder   90+1'
Attendance: 4,356
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

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Zambia  4–2Template:Country data IRN
F. Sakala   54'
Mwepu   59'
E. Banda   65'
Daka   71'		 Report Shekari   7', 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,060

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

Class of 2007

External links

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