Zambia head coach Avram Grant has named his 24-member provisional squad for the FIFA window Four-Nations tournament to be staged in Malawi.
Grant has named a blend of players from the Coted’voire 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign and newbies for the tournament. Zambia will join hosts Malawi, Zimbabwe and Kenya in a tournament being used as part of preparation for the June round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The Malawi tournament will take place from March 18-26 and will see each of the four nations play at least two games.The Chipolopolo will be away to Morocco before hosting Tanzania at home in Group E encounters during the window June 3-11.
Zambia squad; Goalkeepers; Lawrence Mulenga (Power Dynamos), Charles Kalumba (Red Arrows), Toaster Nsabata (Zesco United).
Defenders; Benedict Chepeshi (Red Arrows), Zepheniah Phiri (Prison Leopards), Stoppilla Sunzu (Cangzhou Mighty Lions-China), Frankie Musonda (AYR United-Scotland), Dominic Chanda (Power Dynamos), Gift Mphande (Hapoel Rishon Lezion FC-Israel), Kebson Kamanga (Red Arrows).
Midfielders: Benson Sakala (Mlada Boleslav-Czech Republic), Lubambo Musonda (Sikebord IF-Denmark), Miguel Chaiwa Club Schaffhausen-Switzerland), Emmanuel Banda (Club Rijeka-Croatia), Frederick Mulambia, Joshua Mutale (both Power Dynamos), Clatous Chama (Simba SC-Tanzania), Abraham Siankombo (Zesco United), Obinno Chisala (Costa Do Sol-Mozambique).
Strikers; Patson Daka (Leicester City-England), Kennedy Musonda (Young Africans-Tanzania), Andrew Phiri (Muza FC), Golden Mashata (Green Buffaloes), Lameck Banda (Lecce-Italy).
