Local Guns starts preps
- Monday, July 14, 2008, 15:54
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Zambia national team has begun preparations for this year’s Cosafa Senior Challenge. The Chipolopolo Boys had a morning training session at Lusaka’s Independence Stadium training ground.
The CopperBullets will be meeting arch-rivals Zimbabwe in a mouth watering quarter final clash on July 27.
Supersport United midfielder Noah Chivuta has been given an opportunity to show Herve Renard his creditials.
Assistant coach and Green Buffaloes mentor George Lwandamina is in charge of the squad in the absence of head trainer Herve Renard.
Renard is currently in France and is set to join the rest of the squad on July 20th.
Veteran Elijah Tana led the local guns at the morning work out.
From the 23 called only six were absent and these are South African based quartet of Chintu Kampamba, Kalililo Kakonje, Noah Chivuta and Davies Nkausu.
Angolan based midfielder Ian Bakala and clubless Billy Mwanza haven’t yet to join their colleagues.
Full Squad
Goalkeepers: Kalililo Kakonje (Amazulu, RSA), Mike Poto (Green Buffaloes) & William Chibale (Zesco United)
Defenders: Elijah Tana (Nchanga Rangers), Nyambe Mulenga, William Chinyama (both Zesco United), Sydney Lombe, Dennis Banda (both Green Buffaloes), Billy Mwanza, Chintu Kampamba (both Clubless), Francis Kasonde (Power Dynamos), Whiteson Simwanza (Young Arrows) & Davies Nkausu (Supersport United, RSA)
Midfielders: Ian Bakala (Primero de Augusto, Angola), Noah Chivuta (Supersport United, RSA), Lyianga Chiwanki, Judge M’kandawire (both Young Arrows), Kebby Hachipuka (Green Eagles), John Musukwa (Green Buffaloes) & Lottie Phiri (Zesco United)
Strikers: Francis Kombe (Power Dynamos), Felix Sunzu Jr (AS Marsa, Tunisia) & Given Singuluma (Bay United, RSA)
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I guess the idea behind the inclusion of the likes of Tana and Bakala is for Renard to have a look at as many players as possible .If this is so, then this gesture should also be extended to the likes Sichone,Sinkala,Misheck Lungu ,the players in Finland and Sweeden plus many otherZambian players the technical bench would want to have a close look at in an effort to add value to the current and form a strong team
Honestly speaking am not for the ideal of inclusion of very old people like tana and bakala into the national side.Those guys’ time has elapsed its time an opportunity was given to upcoming footballers who are energetic and much to offer to mother Zambia.some saying goes,”If u keep doing da same things will ever be da same”.
When Zambia was eliminated at the 2008 AFCON I had the same thinking like pasco@unza but with time ive seen that we need to mix old and new talent if we are to make a stable team.I dont think its true to say Sinkala is a madala when players like Essien,Ronaldinho,Casilas & others who featured at the same 1999 world youth cup are still red hot.The cameroun team that beat us 5-1 had madalas like Song & Geremi.In as much as we search for new talent we should not do away with experience
I somewhat agree with both Dinamo and pasco@unza. I think Sinkala, Sichone and Bakala can be played to add the element of experience but one player I believe should not have made the team is Tana. Non of the National team regulars should also have made the team (Kalilo Kakonje) though on the bench most of the time is stilll a regular. I think Chintu and Billy have establishhed their potential for big games so why not give a chance to a newer crop of defenders. We were suupposed to at least call in three or four of the guys abroad that are playing regular football and have not featured for the senior team yet. This tournament is a massive opportunity for identifiication of new big game players. Though iit would be great to win I think for the next two years the bigger picture is foremost important.