Zambia national football team
| Nickname(s) | Chipolopolo (The Copper Bullets) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Zambia | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Sven Vandenbroeck (Contract ends March 2019) | |||
| Captain | Kennedy Mweene | |||
| Most caps | Kennedy Mweene (124) | |||
| Top scorer | Godfrey Chitalu (79) | |||
| Home stadium | National Heroes Stadium and Levy Mwanawasa Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | ZAM | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 88  (22 December 2022)[1] | |||
| Highest | 15 (February – May 1996, August 1996) | |||
| Lowest | 102 (February 2011) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Southern Rhodesia 0–4 Northern Rhodesia  (Southern Rhodesia; 1946) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 Zambia 11–2 Swaziland  (Lusaka, Zambia; 5 February 1978) Zambia 9–0 Kenya  (Lilongwe, Malawi; 13 November 1978) Zambia 9–0 Lesotho  (8 August 1988) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 DR Congo 10–1 Zambia (DR Congo; 22 November 1969)  Belgium 9–0 Zambia (Brussels, Belgium; 3 June 1994) | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1974) | |||
| Best result | Champions, 2012 | |||
Zambia national football team is the national football team of Zambia.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
