Zambia clash with Tunisia set for Levy Mwanawasa Stadium

The Football Association of Zambia has confirmed that Zambia vs Tunisia Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier will take place at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium as earlier reported by the ZamFoot Crew.

According to a statement by FAZ Communications manager, Sydney Mungala availed to the ZamFoot Crew the match will kick off at 15:00hrs CAT.

“Following guidance from FIFA on venues for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) wishes to announce that Levy Mwanawasa Stadium will host the match between Zambia and Tunisia which will be held on September 7, 2021.

FIFA has also confirmed the kickoff time as 15:00 CAT hours for the clash against the Carthage Eagles at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.”

Head of Qualifiers and International Matches at FIFA Gordon Savic disclosed that timings and venues were a prerogative of FIFA to decide in a notice to the Association.

“Please kindly note that all the different elements had to be taken into account including optimizing the best-possible exposure and avoiding important overlaps in terms of TV coverage,” reads Savic’s notice to FAZ in part.

On September 3, 2021, the Chipolopolo will be away to Mauritania with the match set for the Olympic Stadium in Nouakchott and will kick off at 16:00 hours GMT.

Zambia is in Group B with Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, and Mauritania.

Group winners will join nine other teams in the final round which will be played on two-legged ties to decide Africa’s five representatives at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.