Zambia celebrated the opening of the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka at the weekend with a 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations warm-up victory over Sudan.
Goals by Christopher Munthali and Given Singuluma gave the Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets) a two-goal half-time advantage. Ibrahim Salah halved the deficit from a stoppage-time penalty only for Mukuka Mulenga to score a third Zambian goal within a minute.
It was the first game in charge for Zambia coach Honour Janza, who took over last month when Frenchman Patrice Beaumelle joined compatriot and new Cote d'Ivoire boss Herve Renard. Sudan host South Africa on Friday in the opening matchday-one fixture and Zambia are at home to Mozambique the following day.
The 60,000-seat Chinese-built stadium replaces a much smaller national stadium that had become unsafe, and Zambia hope it will help secure the 2019 Cup of Nations. Zambia are competing with Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Guinea to host the African football showpiece and the winners will be announced on September 20 in Addis Ababa.
Goals by Christopher Munthali and Given Singuluma gave the Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets) a two-goal half-time advantage. Ibrahim Salah halved the deficit from a stoppage-time penalty only for Mukuka Mulenga to score a third Zambian goal within a minute.
It was the first game in charge for Zambia coach Honour Janza, who took over last month when Frenchman Patrice Beaumelle joined compatriot and new Cote d'Ivoire boss Herve Renard. Sudan host South Africa on Friday in the opening matchday-one fixture and Zambia are at home to Mozambique the following day.
The 60,000-seat Chinese-built stadium replaces a much smaller national stadium that had become unsafe, and Zambia hope it will help secure the 2019 Cup of Nations. Zambia are competing with Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Guinea to host the African football showpiece and the winners will be announced on September 20 in Addis Ababa.
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Egypt edged Kenya 1-0 in another warm-up game ahead of the first 2015 Cup of Nations group fixtures this weekend. Amr Gamal came off the bench for the second half in southern city Aswan and fired the winner past stranded goalkeeper Wilson Obungu on 56 minutes.
Egypt are away to Senegal on Friday while Kenya are not involved having been eliminated by Lesotho in a preliminary qualifier.
Egypt are away to Senegal on Friday while Kenya are not involved having been eliminated by Lesotho in a preliminary qualifier.
By: FIFA.com
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