Zambia national under-23 football team
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]
| Nickname(s) | Junior Chipolopolo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | FAZ | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Head coach |  Beston Chambeshi | ||
| Captain | n/a | ||
| FIFA code | ZAM | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1988) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1988) | ||
| Africa U-23 Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2015, 2019) | ||
| African Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1995) | ||
| Best result |  Silver Medal
(1999) | ||
Players
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mangani Banda | 13 July 1997 (aged 19) | Zanaco FC |
| 2 | DF | Moses Nyondo | 5 July 1997 (aged 19) | Nkana FC |
| 3 | DF | Prosper Chuliya | 2 April 1998 (aged 19) | Philadelphia Union II |
| 4 | DF | Kebson Kamanga | 16 June 1997 (aged 19) | Zanaco FC |
| 5 | DF | Solomon Sakala | 28 April 1997 (aged 20) | Zesco United |
| 6 | MF | Field Kandela | 30 June 1997 (aged 19) | n/a |
| 7 | DF | Lameck Banda | 29 January 2001 (aged 16) |  Arsenal Tula |
| 8 | DF | Harrison Chisala | 4 August 1997 (aged 19) | Nkana FC |
| 9 | GK | Oliver Lumbiya | 20 June 2000 (aged 16) | Nkana FC |
| 10 | DF | Junior Fashion Sakala | 14 April 1997 (aged 20) |  Rangers FC |
| 11 | DF | Enock Mwepu | 1 January 1998 (aged 19) |  Brighton & Hove Albion |
| 12 | DF | Emmanuel Justine Rabby Banda | 29 September 1997 (aged 19) |  Djurgårdens IF |
| 13 | MF | Shemmy Mayembe | 22 November 1997 (aged 19) |  FC Mynai |
| 14 | DF | Edward Chilufya | 17 September 1999 (aged 17) | Djurgårdens IF |
| 15 | DF | Banda Biston | 12 June 1999 (aged 17) | n/a |
| 16 | GK | Patrick Chooma | 4 October 2001 (aged 15) | n/a |
| 17 | MF | Kings Kangwa | 4 June 1999 (aged 17) | Arsenal Tula |
| 18 | GK | Bradley Junior Mweene | 17 January 1999 (aged 18) |  AD Sanjoanense |
| 19 | MF | Ngosa Sunzu | 19 July 1998 (aged 18) |  Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam FC |
| 21 | DF | Benson Chali | 2 December 1997 (aged 19) | 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 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Malawi  | 0–1 | Zambia | Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi |
| 14:30 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius) |
| 24 March 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Zambia | 1–0 | Malawi | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report | Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon) |
| 4 September 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Zambia | 2–1 |  Congo | National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
|
Report |
|
Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar) |
| 8 September 2019 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification | Congo | 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 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 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 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 | |
 1988 | Quarter finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
 1992 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1996 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2016 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2020 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1/32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
- Prior to the 1992 Olympic Games campaign, the Olympic football tournament was open to full senior national teams.
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
| Africa U-23 Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
 2011 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2015 | Group stage | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
 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 | |
| 1965 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1973 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1995 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Runners up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2003 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
 2007 | 4th-place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 4/11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shootout.
References
- "Zambia Olympic team statistics, profile, matches, fixtures, results". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Olympics Football: Zambia's Banda 'wants to become the best in the world'". Goal.com. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Zambia U-23 football team Profile, squad, fixtures, results". International Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- "Zambia Olympic football team statistics, fixtures, resuts". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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