Zambia’s Shepolopolo squad has been announced by head coach Bruce Mwape in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers against Ghana’s Black Queens.
The first match between the two teams is set to take place in Kumasi on Friday, February 23rd, followed by a return fixture at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola five days later.
Many players who helped Zambia qualify for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) against Angola have been included in Mwape’s squad.
Notably, striker and athlete Kabange Mupopo from Green Buffaloes has made a return to the Shepolopolo squad after an eight-year absence.
If Ghana secures a victory over Zambia, they will progress to the fourth and final round, where they will compete in two home-and-away matches, vying for one of the two coveted spots at the Olympic Games.
Full squad below:
GOALKEEPERS: Catherine Musonda (Hapoel Raanana Women FC-Israel), Leticia Lungu (ZESCO Ndola Girls), Ngambo Musole (Green Buffaloes), Loveness Tonge (Green Eagles)
DEFENDERS: Natasha Kapombo (INDENI Roses), Tabo Miselo (National Assembly), Martha Tembo (BIIK Kazygurt Shymkent-Kazakhstan), Lushomo Mweemba, Martha Katila Banda, Esther Banda, Esther Siamfuko (all Green Buffaloes), Pauline Zulu (Elite Ladies), Judith Soko (YASA)
MIDFIELDERS: Misozi Zulu, Hellen Chanda (both Hakkarigucu Spur-Turkey), Ireen Lungu (BIIK Kazygurt Shymkent-Kazakhstan), Comfort Selemani (Elite Ladies), Evarine Susan Katongo (Green Buffaloes), Salome Phiri (Green Buffaloes), Marjory Mulenga, Avell Chitundu (both ZESCO Ndola Girls)
STRIKERS: Rachael Kundananji (Madrid CFF-Spain), Barbra Banda (Shanghai Shengli-China), Rachael Nachula (Hapoel Jerusalem-Israel), Fridah Kabwe (ZESCO Ndola Girls), Namasiku Lungowe (ZISD Women), Kabange Mupopo (Green Buffaloes), Eneless Phiri (Nkwazi Queens), Norin Betani (INDENI Roses), Florence Banda (National Assembly)
