The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has secured two international friendly matches for the Copper Queens as part of intensified preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
In a statement, the Association has revealed that Zambia
will play South Africa on April 10, 2021 in Johannesburg at Milpark Stadium
before hosting the Harambee Starlets of Kenya this month end.
FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala says the two
friendly matches will help the technical bench gauge the strength of the squad.
Kashala says FAZ will continue building the success
that women football has recorded so far which has seen the commencement of the
National Women’s League.
“We are working hard to ensure that we prepare the
senior women national team for the Olympics and other tournaments. FAZ will
continue building the success that women football has recorded so far,” he
says.
“We are happy the national league for women is
already underway with three weeks played. The provincial leagues are also up
and running which gives our development trajectory a great boost.”
The Copper Queens are currently in camp as part of
preparations for the Olympic Games.
The Copper Queens qualified to the Olympic Games for the first time after beating Cameroon in the final round of the qualifiers and became the second team since 1988 when the men’s team made the Olympics.
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