Copper Queens move base to Saitama

By Moses Mwanza | July 25, 2021

The Copper Queens have left Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture for Saitama Prefecture ahead of Tuesday’s final Group F do-or-die crunch encounter against Brazil slated for Saitama Stadium at the ongoing rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.

Saitama Stadium is the largest football stadium in Japan and one of the largest in Asia with a capacity of 64,000 and it is expected to host the final group match between Zambia and Brazil that will kick-off at 13:30hrs Zambian Time (20:30hrs Local Time).

The Copper Queens is currently rocked bottom of the group with only a point to their name from two games played and they will have to beat the Seleção Feminina to have chances of making it to the quarter-finals.

The Netherlands leads the Group with 4 points at par with Brazil but only separated on goal difference while China is third with only a point but with a better goal difference than Zambia.

This Olympic tournament has 12 Women countries split into three groups with the top 2 teams automatically qualifying to the quarter-finals to make it 6 while the other two slots will be given to two third-placed teams to complete the lineup.