Zambia national under-20 football team explained

Zambia Under 20
Nickname:Junior Chipolopolo (Junior Copper Bullets)
Association:FAZ
Confederation:CAF (Africa)
Coach: Chisi Mbewe
Captain:Solomon Sakala
Most Caps:Isaac Chansa
Top Scorer:Rodgers Kola
Fifa Trigramme:ZAM
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Largest Win: 6-1
Lusaka, Zambia; 1 March 2017)
Largest Loss: 5-1
(Abuja, Nigeria;11 April 1999)
U20wc Apps:3
U20wc First:1999
U20wc Best:Quarter final (2017)
Regional Name:U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Regional Cup Apps:10
Regional Cup First:1985
Regional Cup Best:Champions (2017)

Zambia national under-20 football team is the U-20 football team for Zambia also known as the Junior Chipolpolo as the senior side is known as Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets). They came in fourth place in the 2007 African Youth Championship, which meant they qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where they were eliminated by U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 5-time winner Nigeria.

Zambia U20 soccer team has won the COSAFA U20 Cup 2022 in eSwatini[1] [2]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Champions   Runners-up   Third Place   Fourth Place

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
YearRoundGPWD1LGSGA
1977Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999Group stage311158
2001Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007Round of 16411255
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017Quarter-finals53021210
2019Did not qualify
2023
2025To be determined
Total3/23125252223

Fixtures and Results

DateTournamentLocationHome TeamscoreAway Teamwidth=30%Scorers
King Abdul Aziz Makkah Saudi Arabia Zambia
Woodlands Stadium Lusaka Zambia Zambia
Woodlands Stadium Lusaka Zambia Mauritius
Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous Mauritius Zambia
Alexandria Egypt Zambia

Class of 2007

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zambia Wins Cosafa U20 Cup in eSwatini. Swaziland News Online. 17 October 2022. 17 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Awards and Statistics. CAF. 12 March 2017.