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Zambia Under-17 Men’s Team kickoff COSAFA Title defense against Comoros Islands

 

The Zambia Men’s Under-17 National Team will this afternoon begin its quest to defend the COSAFA Championship title with a Group B fixture against the Comoros Islands.

Zambia coach George Chilufya says his technical bench has outlined straightforward objectives for the COSAFA outing which include starting off with a win.


“The first game is always important in the tournament; we are not taking Comoros as a lightweight. We will give them the respect that they deserve, and will always take this game very serious,” Chilufya said.

Chilufya said the boys did adjust to weather conditions and thanked the Football Association of Zambia for ensuring there was smooth preparations.

“The boys did adjust to weather conditions; they are used except maybe for the coldness. Thank God the Association has done everything possible to make sure that we have the right uniform, so far so good, everyone looks sharp and ready for the tournament,” he said.

He adds that so far everyone looks sharp and ready for the tournament.

Chilufya has a cocktail of players to choose from, with the likes of Charles Njobvu, skipper Miguel Changa Chaiwa, Teddy Khumalo, Richard Ngoma, Joseph Sabobo Banda and last year’s joint top-scorer Rickson Ng’ambi available for the starting 11.

The match against Comoros will kick-off at 15:30 hours at Gelvandale Stadium in Port Elizabeth.

The two finalists will book tickets to the Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations tickets.

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