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Zambia National U-20 Football team are the U-20 football team for Zambia also known as the Junior Chipolpolo as the senior side are simply known as Chipolopolo(Copper Bullets). They came in fourth place in the African Youth Championship 2007, which meant they qualified for the U-20 World Cup where they were in eliminated by 5-time winners of the African Youth Championship Nigeria.

This article needs to be updated. (July 2014)

Zambia Under 20

Nickname(s)	Junior Chipolopolo
Association	FAZ
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Oswald Mutapa
Captain	Solomon Sakala
Most caps	Isaac Chansa
Top scorer	Rodgers Kola
FIFA code	ZAM
First colours Second colours
First international
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Biggest win
Zambia 6-1 Mali  Lusaka, Zambia; 01 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 5-1 Zambia  (Abuja, Nigeria; 11 April 1999

Zambia U20 soccer team has won the COSAFA U20 Cup 2022 in eSwatini[1]

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia[2] and also 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mangani Banda	(1997-07-13)13 July 1997 (aged 19)	Zanaco F.C.
2	2DF	Moses Nyondo	(1997-07-05)5 July 1997 (aged 19)	Nkana FC
3	2DF	Prosper Chiluya	(1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 19)	Kafue Celtic F.C.
4	2DF	Benson Chali	(1997-12-02)2 December 1997 (aged 19)	Forrest Rangers F.C.
5	2DF	Solomon Sakala	(1997-04-28)28 April 1997 (aged 20)	Kabwe Warriors F.C.
6	3MF	Ngosa Sunzu	(1998-06-19)19 June 1998 (aged 18)	Beitar Tel Aviv Bat Yam
7	3MF	Musonda Siame	(1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 18)	Kafue Celtic F.C.
8	3MF	Harrison Chisala	(1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 19)	Nkana FC
9	4FW	Conlyde Luchanga	(1997-03-11)11 March 1997 (aged 20)	Lusaka Dynamos FC
10	3MF	Fashion Sakala	(1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 20)	FC Spartak-2 Moscow
11	3MF	Enock Mwepu	(1998-01-01)1 January 1998 (aged 19)	NAPSA Stars F.C.
12	3MF	Emmanuel Banda	(1997-09-29)29 September 1997 (aged 19)	S.C. Esmoriz
13	2DF	Shemmy Mayembe	(1997-11-22)22 November 1997 (aged 19)	ZESCO United F.C.
14	4FW	Edward Chilufya	(1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 17)	Mpande Youth Academy
15	2DF	Edward Tembo	(1997-03-26)26 March 1997 (aged 20)	Gomes F.C.
16	1GK	Samson Banda	(1997-05-01)1 May 1997 (aged 20)	ZESCO United F.C.
17	3MF	Kenneth Kalunga	(1997-01-18)18 January 1997 (aged 20)	Ikast FS
18	1GK	Jim James Phiri	(1998-09-07)7 September 1998 (aged 18)	Lusaka Dynamos FC
19	2DF	Boston Muchindu	(1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (aged 20)	Nkana FC
20	4FW	Patson Daka	(1998-10-09)9 October 1998 (aged 18)	FC Red Bull Salzburg
21	3MF	Boyd Musonda	(1997-05-12)12 May 1997 (aged 20)	Zanaco F.C.

2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zambia (H)	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8	9	Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2	Guinea	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Egypt	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
4	Mali	3	0	1	2	3	9	−6	1

Semi-finals

Final

Award

Winners

2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Winners
Zambia First title

Individual awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[4]

Total Man of the Competition

• Patson Daka

Top scorer

• Luther Singh (4 goals, 2 assists)

Fair Play Award

•  South Africa

FIFA U-20 World Cup Appearances

1977 to 1997 - Did not enter 1999 - Round 1 2001 - Did not qualify 2003 - Did not qualify 2005 - Did not qualify 2007 - Round 16 2009 - Did not qualify 2011 - Did not qualify 2013 - Did not qualify 2015 - Did not qualify 2017 - Quarter-finals

2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zambia	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	6	Knockout stage
2	Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Iran	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3

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Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	England	7	6	1	0	12	3	+9	19	Champions
2	Venezuela	7	5	1	1	14	3	+11	16	Runners-up
3	Italy	7	3	2	2	10	9	+1	11	Third place
4	Uruguay	7	3	4	0	7	3	+4	13	Fourth place
5	Zambia	5	3	0	2	12	10	+2	9	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	United States	5	2	2	1	12	6	+6	8
7	Portugal	5	2	2	1	9	7	+2	8
8	Mexico	5	2	1	2	4	4	0	7
9	France	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8	9	Eliminated in Round of 16
10	South Korea (H)	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6
11	Senegal	4	1	1	2	2	2	0	4
12	Costa Rica	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4
13	Germany	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4
14	Japan	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4
15	Saudi Arabia	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
16	New Zealand	4	1	1	2	3	9	−6	4
17	Argentina	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3	Eliminated in Group stage
18	Iran	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
19	Honduras	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
20	Ecuador	3	0	2	1	4	5	−1	2
21	South Africa	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1
22	Vietnam	3	0	1	2	0	6	−6	1
23	Guinea	3	0	1	2	1	9	−8	1
24	Vanuatu	3	0	0	3	4	13	−9	0

Fixtures and Results

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	score	Away Team	Scorers
28 May 2008	International Friendly	King Abdul Aziz Makkah	Saudi Arabia	1 - 1	Zambia	Stophira Sunzu
27 June 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)	Woodlands Stadium Lusaka	Zambia		Zambia
29 June 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)	Woodlands Stadium Lusaka	Zambia	1 - 0	Mauritius	Tom Bakala (17th)
13 July 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)	Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous	Mauritius	0 - 2	Zambia	Emmanuel Mayuka (5th), Daneil Kasongo (9th)
28 September 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (Qualifiers)	Alexandria	Egypt	3 - 3	Zambia	Fwayo Tembo(Brace) Rodgers Kola

Class of 2007

• Rainford Kalaba
• Nyambe Mulenga
• Rogers Kola
• Aggripa Simpemba
• Jacob Banda
• Fwayo Tembo
• Joseph Zimba
• Clifford Mulenga

References

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