The Zambia National U-17 Football team is the U-17 football team for Zambia founded in 1929.[1] The team, also known as the Junior Chipolpolo, represents the country in international under-17 matches and is controlled by the Football Association of Zambia. In 2016, they were disqualified from the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship because two players were found to have been over the age of 17.[2]
Nickname(s) | Junior Chipolopolo | ||
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Association | FAZ | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Chris Kaunda | ||
Captain | Patson Daka | ||
FIFA code | ZAM | ||
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First international | |||
Zambia 3–0 Lesotho (Lusaka, Zambia; 1984) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Zambia 9–0 Mauritius (Lusaka, Zambia; 18 September 1988) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Zambia 0–3 Nigeria (Lusaka, Zambia; 20 January 1989) | |||
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2015) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2015, 2023) |
Competitive record
edit- 1985 - Did not qualify
- 1987 - Withdrew
- 1989 - Did not qualify
- 1991 - Did not qualify
- 1993 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Disqualified
- 1997 - Did not enter
- 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2001 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2005 - Did not enter
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2009 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
- 2013 - Did not qualify
- 2015 - Did not qualify
- 2017 - Did not qualify
- 2019 - Did not qualify
- 2023 - Did not qualify
- 2025 - To be determined
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
edit- 1985 - Did not qualify
- 1987 - Withdrew
- 1989 - Did not qualify
- 1991 - Did not qualify
- 1993 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Disqualified
- 1997 - Did not enter
- 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2001 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2005 - Did not enter
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2009 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
- 2013 - Did not qualify
- 2015 - Group stage
- 2017 - Did not qualify
- 2019 - Did not qualify
- 2023 - Group stage
- 2025 - To be determined
Current squad
editThe following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[3]
Caps and goals as of 30 April 2023, after the match against Nigeria.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Zambia - Zambia Under 17 - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
- ^ "Zambia disqualified from the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships".
- ^ "Zambia XI Vs Nigeria". Facebook - Football Association of Zambia. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
External links
edit- zambianfootball
.co .zm /category /u-17-national-team / (Fan site) - www
.fazfootball .com (Football Association of Zambia)