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Zambia Under 20
Nickname(s)Junior Chipolopolo
AssociationFAZ
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachZambia Chisi Mbewe
CaptainSolomon Sakala
Most capsIsaac Chansa
Top scorerRodgers Kola
FIFA codeZAM
First colours
Second colours
First international
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Biggest win
 Zambia 6-1 Mali 
Lusaka, Zambia; 01 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 5-1 Zambia 
(Abuja, Nigeria; 11 April 1999

Zambia National U-20 Football team are the U-20 football team for Zambia also known as the Junior Chipolpolo as the senior side are simply known as Chipolopolo(Copper Bullets). They came in fourth place in the African Youth Championship 2007, which meant they qualified for the U-20 World Cup where they were in eliminated by 5-time winners of the African Youth Championship Nigeria.

Zambia U20 soccer team has won the COSAFA U20 Cup 2022 in eSwatini[1]

Current squad

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2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Main articles: 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final and 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia (H) 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2  Guinea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Egypt 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Mali 3 0 1 2 3 9 −6 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Zambia 1–0 Guinea
Daka 47' Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Mali 1–6 Zambia
Danté 5' Report F. Sakala 7', 65'
E. Banda 24'
Mwepu 37'
Chilufya 49', 53'
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Zambia 3–1 Egypt
Daka 48', 90'
F. Sakala 72'		 Report Nedved 35'
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Semi-finals

Zambia 1–0 (a.e.t.) South Africa
Chilufya 109' Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Final

Zambia 2–0 Senegal
Daka 16'
Chilufya 34'		 Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Award

Winners

 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations winners 

Zambia
First title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[2]

Total Man of the Competition
Top scorer
Fair Play Award

FIFA U-20 World Cup Appearances

 

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Main article: 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 2–1 Portugal
Chilufya 51'
F. Sakala 76'		 Report Hélder 90+1'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 4,356
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Zambia 4–2 Iran
F. Sakala 54'
Mwepu 59'
E. Banda 65'
Daka 71'		 Report Shekari 7', 49' (pen.)
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 2,060
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Costa Rica 1–0 Zambia
Daly 15' Report
Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

Round of 16

Zambia 4–3 (a.e.t.) Germany
E. Banda 50'
F. Sakala 68'
Mwepu 86'
Mayembe 107'		 Report Ochs 37'
Serdar 89'
Arweiler 90+4'
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Quarter-finals

Italy 3–2 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Orsolini 50'
Dimarco 88'
Vido 111'		 Report Daka 4'
Sakala 84'
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 6,252
Referee: Roddy Zambrano (Ecuador)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  England 7 6 1 0 12 3 +9 19 Champions
2  Venezuela 7 5 1 1 14 3 +11 16 Runners-up
3  Italy 7 3 2 2 10 9 +1 11 Third place
4  Uruguay 7 3 4 0 7 3 +4 13 Fourth place
5  Zambia 5 3 0 2 12 10 +2 9 Eliminated in
Quarter-finals
6  United States 5 2 2 1 12 6 +6 8
7  Portugal 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2 8
8  Mexico 5 2 1 2 4 4 0 7
9  France 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 9 Eliminated in
Round of 16
10  South Korea (H) 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
11  Senegal 4 1 1 2 2 2 0 4
12  Costa Rica 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 4
13  Germany 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
14  Japan 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
15  Saudi Arabia 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
16  New Zealand 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 4
17  Argentina 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3 Eliminated in
Group stage
18  Iran 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
19  Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
20  Ecuador 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
21  South Africa 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
22  Vietnam 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
23  Guinea 3 0 1 2 1 9 −8 1
24  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts

Fixtures and Results

Date Tournament Location Home Team score Away Team Scorers
28 May 2008
International Friendly
 Saudi Arabia King Abdul Aziz Makkah Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1 - 1
 Zambia Zambia
Stophira Sunzu
27 June 2008
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
 Zambia Woodlands Stadium Lusaka Zambia Zambia Zambia Zambia
29 June 2008
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
 Zambia Woodlands Stadium Lusaka Zambia Zambia
1 - 0
 Mauritius Mauritius
Tom Bakala (17th)
13 July 2008
2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)
 Mauritius Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous Mauritius Mauritius
0 - 2
 Zambia Zambia
Emmanuel Mayuka (5th), Daneil Kasongo (9th)
28 September 2008
2009 African Youth Championship (Qualifiers)
 Egypt Alexandria Egypt Egypt
3 - 3
 Zambia Zambia
Fwayo Tembo(Brace) Rodgers Kola

Class of 2007

References

  1. ^ "Zambia Wins Cosafa U20 Cup in eSwatini". Swaziland News Online. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Awards and Statistics". CAF. 12 March 2017.

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