Copper Queens to face Morocco in an international friendly match…As Kashala clears the air on squad omissions

The Copper Queens will take on Morocco Women’s national team in an international friendly match next week ahead of next month’s AWCON.

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) General Secretary, Adrian Kashala confirmed the development in a statement by FAZ Communications Manager, Sydney Mungala.

Kashala has urged the fans to give the team maximum support as they represent th country in Morocco.

“We also wish to inform the public that the Copper Queens are expected to play an international friendly with Morocco as part of preparations for the AWCON that will be staged in that country,” he said.

“We urge the public to give the team maximum support as they represent our motherland in Morocco which is also an opportunity to fight for World Cup qualification.”

The FAZ CEO has also cleared the air on the numerous questions in the aftermath of the unveiling of the final 23-member African Women Cup of Nations squad by the Zambia senior Women National Team technical bench.

“We wish to take note of the flurry of comments that have flooded our office in the aftermath of the unveiling of the final squad heading to Morocco next week for an international camp preceding the AWCON tournament,” Kashala said.

“Some players will not make the squad based on various reasons among them illness, form, and some aspects of tournament regulations that do not make it open-ended for participation and some of the reasons are a preserve of the tournament organizers. We are also conscious of the fact that we are not at liberty to debate certain procedural aspects involving private individuals or players.”

Zambia is in Group B alongside Cameroon, Tunisia and Togo. The tournament will run from July 2nd to July 23rd.