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Nickname(s) | Junior Chipolopolo (Junior Copper Bullets) | ||
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Association | FAZ | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Head coach | Chisi Mbewe | ||
Captain | Solomon Sakala | ||
Most caps | Isaac Chansa | ||
Top scorer | Rodgers Kola | ||
FIFA code | ZAM | ||
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Biggest win | |||
Zambia 6-1 Mali Lusaka, Zambia; 1 March 2017) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Brazil 5-1 Zambia (Abuja, Nigeria;11 April 1999) | |||
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Champions (2017) | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Quarter final (2017) |
Zambia national under-20 football team is the U-20 football team for Zambia also known as the Junior Chipolpolo as the senior side is known as Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets). They came in fourth place in the 2007 African Youth Championship, which meant they qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup where they were eliminated by U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 5-time winner Nigeria.
Zambia U20 soccer team has won the COSAFA U20 Cup 2022 in eSwatini[1][2]