Zambia on Friday outsmarted hosts South Africa to win the 2016 Cosafa U20 Cup and extend their tournament record to an unprecedented eleven victories.
Beston ‘’Quicksilver’ Chambeshi’s side beat South Africa 2-1 at Moruleng Stadium in Rustenberg in a match the two sides arrived with respective 100 per cent runs.
The win is a massive boost for Zambia ahead of their hosting of the 2017 Africa Under-20 Cup in February where South Africa too will be one of two representatives from the Cosafa zone.
Kenneth Kalunga put Zambia ahead in the 11th minute after racing through South Africa’s backline to see the latter concede their first goal in the tournament.
However, South Africa equalised against the run of play in the 41st minute when Kabelo Seriba fired-in the rebound from a set-piece ball that hit the post before he punished Zambia for some poor marking to see the two sides go 1-1 into the break.
Zambia then camped in South Africa’s area for most of the second half but the hosts held out denying Patson Daka and Fashion Sakala from close range after the hour mark.
South Africa curved-in in the 85th minute when Boyd Musonda whipped in a sublime volley to seal the win and hand Chambeshi his debut win as Under-20 coach.
South Africa then gave Zambia a late scare when captain Repo Melepe,header off a free was saved by Mangani Banda.
congratulations,lads
You see now ba PF, we told you that Patson Daka mukali umwaiche. And that Mangani Banda must take over from Mweene.
WHo cares
Only people who are not clever have no degrees , masters doing PhD cares
This is not sport of the elite, Tell me about netball, volleyball or fencing
Footballs is for the less elite
Thanks
Bb2014
…obviously it could have just been a fluke….all da same ..good results…
This is what we wantedto happen…. Congrats ba Zed muliba mwela..!!!!!
Mangani Banda must be drafted in the Senior National Team….The boy is spectacular….
Kwena ba Mweene nabakula nomba. Tubatotele nokubapyanika
Goalkeepers can go up to the age of 41-44 years whilst still giving a good service. We need Mweene’s experienced service to help marshall the back four.
Not all goalkeepers reach that age mwebantu. Just because one did doesn’t mean they all do
Congratulations!
AMA bay cogratulations well done
keep this team
Fleet footed.
Repo malepe wanted to cut our celebration. Congrats guys hard lucky malepe
Congratulations boys and keep it up and let them play more friendly games before before February
Well done boys. You have put a smile on many Zambians’ faces. Good work and keep it up.
This is a run that has gone on with a track record unlike wishing other teams could lose in some other match so we succeed! Ba Chambeshi and your boys well Done!!! Let’s do a ka repeat unlike that funny Afcon one hit wonder..
Congratulations boys! Keep up the good work. God bless Zambia!
We have a coach who reads the game and has got a tactical and technical approach to the game.
Repo MALEPE wanted to curtail or cerebrations. Please let’s be careful with MALEPE in future. Always dangerous.
Repo ma What!!??
Nominate Patson Daka and Mangani Banda as members of parliament for the best achievements at COSAFA Under 20.
Well done! Sorry I couldn’t watch the games. Can someone upload on youtube all the games please?
We celebrate this victory.The problem with our boys is that after this victory,it will get to their heads & start drinking,smoking Chamba,womanizing & all the evils in our compounds.They do not have ambition to end up like Messi.
Congrats to the opening goal scorer Kenneth Kalunga opens Zambia, proud of being your uncle, from Mozambique. Keep it up to the Zambians!!!
If we have won COSAFA U-20 eleven times and our senior team can’t even qualify for AFCON there must be something terribly wrong with the way we run our soccer. The future of any national team are the u-17 u-20 and u-23
Congrats lads. You have made us proud again.
We are really desperate for pride! Imagine watching afcon from the terraces for the first time in 20 years!