Zambia suffer home defeat in AWC preparation

Nigeria’s Group opponent at the 2018 CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Zambia lost 3-2 in a pre-tournament friendly against Ghana’s Black Queens on Saturday in Lusaka.

Road to Ghana: @FAZFootball Zambia 3-2 in a friendly today in Lusaka. Rachel Kundanaji (65′, 77′, 85′ ) Elizabeth Addo @AmaPele10 (25′) for Ghana.#TotalAWCON18 pic.twitter.com/yLsJpAq5Ce

— Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (@CAF_AWCON) November 3, 2018

 

Ghana are hosts of the 11th edition of the competition, which gets underway on 17 November, and have played the first of three friendlies lined up before their opening match.

 

Zambia’s She-polopolo will be making their third appearance in the competition since 2014.

They first made an appearance in 1995, but the old format of the competition is not considered official.

 

She-polopolo are in Group B alongside defending champions Nigeria -Falcons – as well as South Africa’s Banyana Banyana and Kenya’s Harambee Starlets.

 

Nigeria and Zambia will clash on November 21 at the Cape Coast Stadium.

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