George Lwandamina believes his home-based Zambia players from the 2016 African Nations Championship (Chan) campaign have done enough to give their foreign-based counterparts competition for places.
Zambia started 2016 on a promising note when they reached the quarterfinals of the Chan tournament that is exclusively for home-based players in Rwanda.
It was first time a senior Zambia team had reached the knockout phase of a Caf competition since winning the 2012 Africa Cup.
Lwandamina said he now has solid base of domestic players to work with for next month’s top-two clash against Congo-Brazzaville in the 2018 World Cup Group E qualifier doubleheader at home on March 23 and away on March 27.
“What is good after this tournament is that competition for places in the main national team will be very stiff,” Lwandamina said without indicating whether veteran stars Christopher Katongo or Isaac Chansa who both shined at Chan are among the possible call-ups.
“I can see that players that were at Chan will give stiff competition to the professionals.”
Three players are certainly guaranteed of their places in the clash against Congo and they include goalkeeper Jacob Banda.
The Zesco United goalkeeper was unbreached in open play for four straight matches before Zambia succumbed 5-4 post-match penalties in the quarterfinals that finished scoreless in extra-time against Guinea.
Banda’s teammate and playmaker Cletus Chama who created both of Zambia’s goals at the tournament and Power Dynamos defender Christopher Munthali are the others who produced notable performances in Rwanda.
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