{"id":27227,"date":"2022-07-21T21:43:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T21:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/chan-2022-project-mambas-must-fall-kicks-off-in-maputo"},"modified":"2022-07-21T21:59:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T21:59:33","slug":"chan-2022-project-mambas-must-fall-kicks-off-in-maputo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/chan-2022-project-mambas-must-fall-kicks-off-in-maputo","title":{"rendered":"CHAN 2022: Project Mambas must fall kicks off in Maputo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Zambia national team will be looking to continue their winning run on Sunday when they take on Mozambique in the first leg of the first round of the 2022 African Nations Championship qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p>The Copper Bullets are fresh from winning the 2022 COSAFA Championship and will be aiming to qualify to their fifth tournament. Albert Kangwanda\u2019s spectacular extra time goal was enough to secure Zambia a record equalling sixth COSAFA Cup title on Sunday as the Copper Bullets edged Namibia 1-0 in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Aljosa Asanovic and his technical staff took the boys through the paces at the pristine Black Bulls Arena on the fringes of Maputo having arrived in the Coastline nation last evening.<\/p>\n<p>The Chipolopolo face the mambas in Maputo on Sunday at 15:00 hours before hosting Mozambique at National Heroes Stadium on July 30. Winner over two legs will play Malawi in the final qualifying round. The Flames were handed a walkover following their opponents still Zimbabwe being banned by FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>Zambia\u2019s best outing at the CHAN tournament came in 2009, the inaugural showpiece in Ivory Coast when the team came out third with Given Singuluma winning the golden boot. 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