Zambia’s 2010 World/Africa Cup Group 11 qualifier against Togo will now be played on September 10 in a 14:00 kickoff at Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe.
Fifa deputy general secretary Markus Kattner confirmed the date switch in a statement to Faz today, Friday.
The game was originally scheduled to be played on September 6 but due to the 21-days of national mourning for late president Levy Mwanawasa, Faz applied to Fifa for a match date change.
Zambia will host Togo just a day after the national period of mourning ends on September 9 and seven days after Mwanawasa is put to rest on September 3 at Embassy Park in Ridgeway, Lusaka.
“Referring to the various consultations between all parties concerned and Fifa and Caf and taking into account that the national mourning will officially terminate on September 9, 2008, we would like to confirm that the preliminary competition match between Zambia and Togo is postponed to Wednesday September 10, 2008 instead of the initially scheduled Saturday September 6, 2008,” Kattner said.
“The kick-off time remains unchanged, namely 14:00.”
Kattner added that the September 10 match date falls within the official Fifa international match date window for September and that all clubs are mandated to release their players called up for national team duty for that match.
“We take this opportunity to remind both football associations that this new match date is included on the international match calendar and thus entitles both teams to ask for international players release in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Annex 1 of the Fifa regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players,” he said.
It will be the first time in 11 years that Zambia will play a World Cup qualifying match in midweek since drawing 2-2 with DR Congo in Harare on April 9, 1997.
Zambia are currently 2nd in Group 11 level on 4 points with leaders Swaziland from 3 matches played while Togo are 3rd and bottom on 3 points from 3 games with a match in hand.
LT why are you saying Zambia is on second position,please clarify the criteria you are using.As for the 2006 world cup FIFA were using head to head ,it is for this reason I ask for clarification
10th september is on a wednesday right? i feel september 6 was beta. so nishi amalofwa ebakatambafya?
come on comrades, these guys needs every1’s support, and the stadium has to be full to capacity!!!
is this wat people wanted sure?? ba FAZ!!! The dead seating on our happiness?
moreover we can’t evn attend our president’s burial, u need to be known by the first widow to attend lpm’s burial….. ataseeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We can’t afford to give away the victory to Togo. Boys, please do your best and make us more proud to be Zambians!
do worry ba zed you av my support. let me ask wat about this thing of having one group traing to prep foa a game en de ada group plays games. how can one study for exams en den de ada writes wat results do you expect sure. let the boys who went to germany to prep play the game. this thing of profesional wea some comes direct from southern province oh RSA to join the team is bad. dea is no coodination. kalusha u shudnt have let boys go home afta de training in germany do you know wea they have gone to noe, in komboni ku maule en drink lutuku so wat do you expect from dem? it was going to be beta you spend much thgan u reserve funds fo nothing en lose. its inversting.
THE OTHER THING THAT YOU FAZ YOU FWAMBO IS THIS. THE BOYS WHO QUALIFY FOR AFRICAN CUP COMPETIONS ARE NOT THE ONES WHO GO TO PLAY EN THEY KNOW IT. SO THE MORALKE OREDE IS NOT IN THE BOYS. HOW CAN A TEAM THAT QUALIFY SUDDENLY BECOME TOO WEAK FOR THE SO CALLED COMPETITIVE GAMES. EN YOU BRINGS FOREIGNERS FOR THE NAMES SAKE ATI PROS KALUSHA ASURE THE BOYS THAT IF THEY WIN ITS THEM TO GO ALL THE WAY GET THE CUP. IF WE LOOSE THIS GAME THE FOLLOWING SHUD BE FOLLOWED
1. FIRE COUCH
2 BAN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL PARTICIPATION TILL FURTHER NOTICE (THO PAINFULL DECISION)
3START FROM SCHOOLS, VILLAGES EN NOT FORGETING KOMBONI I CAN GARRANTE YOU THAT THERES IS TALENT.
4INVEST IN LOCAL FOOTBAL ALL THAT
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INVEST IN LOCAL FOOTBAL ALL THAT MONEY YOU RECKLESSSLY SPENT ON TRANPORT , HOTELS, STAFF ALLOWANCES, ETC IN ZAMBIAN FOOTBAL. ZAMBIAN PLAYER WORK FIRST EN DEN PLAY PART TIME BCOZ THEY HAVE FAMILIES TO LOOK AFTA, SO IF YOU PAY THESE GUYS THEY WILL RESUME FULL TIME. ROLNADO SAID HE TRAINS NOT LESS THAN 8HRS A DAY. ALL THESE GUD GUY WHO ARE MAKING IT IN EUROPE DO IT FOR MONEY WHICH THEY INVESTED IN IT BUT FOR US WE HAVE TO SURVIVE FIRST EN YOU EXPECT SO MUCH FROM US. KALUSHA YOU KNOW IT BETA THATS WHY WE VOTED FOR YOU TO LEAD THE ASSOCIATION. GET TALENT HAVE A NATIONAL TEAM OF NOT LESS THAN 100 PLAYERS THESE WILL COMPETE AMONG THEMSELVES EN ONCE THEIR NEEDS ARE MET WE WILL COME UP WITH
Ba Zambia Makula period. Call pros + Lose matches = Fire coach. 44 yrs and counting!
September 10th is a wednesday working day and we need to suport our boys in Chingola. People will be working who will fill the stadium if not given a offday or halfday work. We need to Win the game pls. Goodluck Zambia go zambia go
What I know is that weekday games are played in the night because during the day, most people are working.Why are taking so long to move with the rest of the world?
Zambia 2 Togo 0
Zambia ill lose 2 togo becoz de attitude dat we ve dat we can never win a west african team
chipolopolo iye,mbesuma will score two goals.
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