FAZ consoles Women under 20

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Communications Manager Sydney Mungala has urged the Zambia Under-20 women’s national team technical bench to remain strong and rebuild, following their exit from the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers after losing to Uganda. Mr Mungala says that the Junior Copper Queens still have the COSAFA Under-20 Women’s Championship coming up later this year, and has urged the team to remain focused, motivated, and committed to performing well in the upcoming tournament. He has said that a few players that are good enough still have the chance to compete for places in the senior women’s national team, bringing out the names of Mercy Chipasula and Margaret Gondwe.

The media reports Mr Mungala has also given credit to the Ugandans for their hard work and has also commended their coach for her expertise and qualifications. Meanwhile, Soccer Analyst Puncherello Chama has expressed disappointment over the Junior Copper Queens failure to advance to the third round of the competition. Mr Chama has said the Junior Copper Queens showed poor preparations during the qualifiers, noting that Uganda prepared better and there was a clear difference in the approach to the game from the two teams. Mr Chama further said that the team still needs to better understand the tactics from the coach, noting that while Zambia has talented players, they lacked proper preparation compared to Uganda.