The first match in group B sets off this evening in Durban at king Zwelethini stadium at exactly 18:00 between the mighty Chipolopolo and Malawian flames. Zambia ranked second in the region and 16th in Africa is already eyeing on defending the championship.
Speaking to a Chipolopolo superfan,he didn’t hide the excitement behind the predicted outcome basing on the teams Zambia will be playing against ,” it’s a straight win for us” he lamented .
while on the other hand the Malawian interim coach Patrick Mabedi left with his full squad with hope that the team will excell.He also emphasized how important cosafa games are to the Malawi’s ranked 121st in the world team.
Should Zambia win today’s match, it will be a sign that it still has the fire to defend the championship as coach Moses Sichone elaborated on how crucial it is to win this first game.
To proceed to the knockout stages,Zambia will also face off Comoros and Seychelles in the coming days.
For this evening match, coach Sichone has named a daring first 11 with Kelvin Pumbu as the captain and Lawrence mulenga as the goal keeper.Playing in the right wing back is Kelvin Kapamba with striker Golden mashata aiming for goals.
Andrew phiri the striker and goalkeeper Francis Mwansa are both on substitute waiting to pull in once the fire seizes to burn.
