Chambeshi asks fans to have faith in his selection
Zambia national team head coach Beston Chambeshi has declared the team ready for tomorrow’s Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifier against Tunisia.
Chambeshi admitted that missing the English Premier League duo of Patson Daka and skipper Enock Mwepu will be a big blow but he is confident he has enough cover in the team.
“The boys are looking forward to tomorrow’s game. So far so good. The team is ready for tomorrow’s game,” he said.
“I think the Mauritania game was not easy, playing away from home in an artificial turf was not easy for the boys. We are looking at the whole team so that we play a collective game, we saw some lapses and we are working on that.
” Yes it is not easy, we have seen the level of Mwepu and Patson, they are dependable players. We have a lot of players in the country we have seen those players who can fill the gap, we believe and trust that the boys will come and do the job and for sure they give us a good game.
“We have prepared well, It’s true Tunisia is a good team but what we have told the Boys is just to believe in themselves, If they can do it away why not at home. I’m sure I and my technical team will psych the Boys so that they know they are here to prove their case,” he added.
The 2017 U-20 AFCON winning gaffer went on to ask the fans to have faith in the available players and rally behind them.
“Let’s believe in these Boys, the problem is that every soccer fan has his lineup. Get my line up and we will move together and you will have that confidence. To the soccer fans let’s rally behind this team, Build and support them. We are not saying we will give you bad results but we are here to deliver and see to it that we all smile,” he said.
Chambeshi added: Football is about scoring and we are trying our level best to make sure everyone gets involved in the scoring. Even a defender can score, If you have the chance to score, you need to score. For sure we are pushing on that.”
The team is free from injuries and Chambeshi believes the team has prepared well enough for the game.
“Boyd Musonda is fit to play tomorrow, I had a chat with the medic they assured the technical bench that he is ready to play.
“Yes, Tunisia beat Equatorial Guinea at home, nowadays there is no home advantage but it is about how you prepare your team, so we will see how we handle Tunisia tomorrow,” he said.
” I have a picture about Tunisia it’s just that the time was not good enough but I know the Arabs, I played them and played professional football in Tunisia so I will try to give the Boys the picture.
“There is excuse whether I came two days ago, whatever am in charge, We are working on telling the boys what to do and the importance of the game,” he added.
Zambia plays Tunisia on Tuesday at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola at 15:00 hours with only 5, 000 fans allowed for the match due to Covid-19 regulations by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).