Zambia U20 National Football Team Coach Beston Chambeshi has named his final squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017. Mufurila Wanderers enterprising winger Crispin Sakulanda has been dropped from the final squad.
Other players that miss out are Prince Bwalya (Green Buffaloes), Sydney Phiri (Mufulira Wanderers), Damiano Kola (Zanaco), Stephen Chulu (National Assembly), Leonard Mulenga (Nkana), Mwape Mumba (Getafe), Joseph Phiri (Red Arrows) and Patrick Ngoma (Red Arrows).
Chambeshi has included 5 foreign based stars in his squad. Uefa Youth league winner Patson Daka (FC Liefering) will lead the legion of foreign based players with Spartak Moscow signee Fashion Sakala, Emmanuel Banda of Esmoritz in Portugal, Ngosa Sunzu (Hapoel Rana’ana) and Kenneth Kalunga (IFS) completing the list of foreign based players.
The technical bench has maintained the bulk of the players that won the Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations with only Nkana’s Boston Muchindu, and Kafue Celtic’s Musonda Siame being the only inclusions outside the all conquering side.
The opening match for Zambia is on May 21 at the Jeju World Cup Stadium against Portugal. Pay television channel will show the junior tournament live.
The team leaves for Spain this evening at 21:30 aboard Emirates Airlines.I n Spain the African champions will play a series of warm up matches before heading to South Korea for the tournament.
GOALKEEPERS:
Mangani Banda (Zanaco), Samson Banda (Zesco United), James Phiri (Lusaka Dynamos).
DEFENDERS:
Moses Nyondo (Nkana), Edward Tembo (Gomes), Proper Chiluya (Lumwana Radiants), Solomon Sakala (Napsa Stars), Shemmy Mayembe (Zesco United), Benson Chali (Forest Rangers), Boston Muchindu (Nkana).
MIDFIELDERS:
Ngosa Sunzu (Hapoel Rana’ana, Israel), Musonda Siame (Kafue Celtic), Harrison Chisala (Nkana), Fashion Sakala (Spartak Moscow, Russia), Enock Mwepu (Napsa Stars), Emmanuel Banda (Esmoritz, Portugal), Kenneth Kalunga (IFS, Denmark), Boyd Musonda (Zanaco)
STRIKERS:
Conlyde Luchanga (Lusaka Dynamos), Edward Chilufya (Mphande Youth Academy), Patson Daka (FC Liefering)
