Coach of the U-23 national team, Samson
Siasia, has declared that even though the battle of Luasaka will be a
herculean task, his wards are condemned to win so as to book their
ticket to the men’s football event of the 11th All-Africa Games in Congo
Brazzaville.
Siasia said this before releasing the
list of 18 players selected for the huge game holding at the National
Heroes Stadium, Lusaka on Sunday. The team will travel on Thursday.
The coach insisted that if the Zambians
could come to Abuja to get a draw, his wards have no option but to go
out there and earn a win. He however frowned at the attitude of Flying
Eagles captain Musa Mohammed, who took permission to leave the camp to
go and collect his international passport in Lagos and had yet to return
to camp.
Meanwhile, South Africa-based Zambia
midfielder Mukuka Mulenga says Zambia must beat Nigeria on Sunday and
qualify for the All Africa Games.
Mulenga, who missed out on Zambia’s
goalless draw against Nigeria in Abuja, told Times of Zambia that the
Under-23 team need to win the encounter and qualify as a way of
compensating for failures by the other national teams.
The former Power Dynamos player, who
joined camp on Tuesday, said he was confident that Zambia would produce a
good result in Sunday’s match.
He said the match would be important
because Nigeria would also be in Zambia with the aim of winning,
especially as the winners automatically clinch a place at the September
finals.
The selected 18 players are:
Goalkeepers: Daniel Emmanuel, Akande Abiodun
Defenders: Obanor Erhun, Oduduwa Segun, Amuzie Stanley, Atanda Sodiq, Mustapha Abdullahi, Iroha Chukwuebuka
Midfielders: Azubuike Okechukwu, Godwin Savior, Mohammed Usman, Sokari Kingsley
Forwards: Etebo Oghenekaro, Ajayi Junior, Onyekachi Peter, Awoniyi Taiwo, Ubong Ekpai, Bernard Bulbwa
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