Zambia senior women’s national football team coach Nora Häuptle has announced a 28-member squad for the forthcoming friendlies against Malawi.
Häuptle named 16 foreign-based star players, including Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji, ahead of the meeting with the Scorchers on February 22 and 25, 2025 in Lusaka.
Addressing the media in Lusaka, the coach said she was “curious to meet the internationals full of joy and pleasure to meet Malawi.”
The former Ghana coach added: “We had a good week in camp. We screened around 35 players. It was an intense week. It was a pleasure and we had a hard decision to cut down the list to 28 players.”
Grace Chanda and Prisca Chilufwa have been ruled out of the warm-up matches due to injury. Both teams will use the strength-building matches to prepare for the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Malawi coach Lovemore Fazili has since drafted in his squad stars Tabitha Chawinga and her sister Temwa.
Full squad
Goalkeepers
Mwila Mufunte
Ngambo Musole
Catherine Musonda
Annie Namonje
Defenders
Margaret Belemu
Blessings Maluba
Matilda Mukunda
Lushomo Mweemba
Martha Tembo
Abigail Munkhombwe
Memory Nthala
Esther Siamfuko
Judith Soko
Pauline Zulu
Ochumba Lubanji
Midfielders
Evarine Katongo
Natasha Nanyangwe
Avell Chitundu
Fridah Mukoma
Irene Lungu
Xiomala Mapepa
Maweta Chilenga
Mercy Chipasula
Rachel Nachula
Ochumba Lubanji
Strikers
Barbra Banda
Racheal Kundananji
Penelope Muluba
Kabange Mupopo
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