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Zambia in third loss ahead Afcon kick off

Zambian Head Coach

African champions Zambia suffered a third consecutive friendly defeat when they lost 2-0 to fellow qualifiers Angola last Saturday in a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations warm-up.  Striker Geraldo, who plays for Brazilian second-tier club Parana, opened the scoring after eight minutes at Dobsonville Stadium and defender Amaro from  Primeiro Agosto added a second five minutes from time.

Zambian FA leader, Kalushya Bwalya

Zambia, who begun the defence of the title on January 21 against Ethiopia in north-eastern South African city Nelspruit, lost away to Saudi Arabia and Tanzania last month. But the losses will not unduly concern 44-year-old French coach Herve Renard as Zambia also posted poor warm-up results before winning the Cup of Nations for the first time with a penalty shootout victory over favourites Ivory Coast.   Chipolopolo have three more friendlies lined up against Morocco, Norway and Namibia before facing Group C rivals Ethiopia, Nigeria and Burkina Faso.

Angola, whose Group A opponents will be South Africa, Morocco and the Cape Verde Islands, are on a roll under Uruguayan coach Gustavo Ferrin as this was a third win in a row after home successes against Rwanda and Cameroon.

 

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