Zambia Under-23 national soccer team doctor Mwila Lupasha says injured Chipolopolo striker, Patrick Ngoma will resume training on Wednesday. Ngoma got injured in the Zambia vs Tunisia match on Saturday and was rushed to the hospital.
“Patrick had an injury and we thought of quickly ruling out any serious danger hence our seding him for X-Ray. His leg was put in a splint and not a plaster of Paris. After examination it was discovered that all he had was soft tissue injury. The swelling on his leg has since reduced and God willing he should start training on Wednesday,” Lupasha concluded.
And Armenia based winger Lubambo Musonda has been included in the junior Chipolopolos side ahead of tomorrow’s Africa Under – 23 Championships match with South Africa in Senegal.
According to FAZ Communication Manager Nkweto Tembwe in a press statement today says the Armenia based winger is expected in Senegal this evening at 23 hours Zambian time.
The beefing up of the squad with Musonda would expectedly brighten up the chance for the junior Chipolopolos to win the remaining two games starting with South Africa and hosts Senegal.
The inclusion of Musonda is in conformity with coach Fighton Simukonda’s certainty and optimism that Zambia who are in group A will qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeirio Olympic games despite the 2-1 loss in the opening group match against Tunisia at the weekend.
Senegal top the group on a better goal aggregate followed by Tunisia.