Banda Sits Out Training; Zambia Gears Up For Crucial Egypt Encounter

Mathews Banda sat out of Tuesday evening’s training at the Tolip Annex training facility due to a minor calf injury.

Boyd Mulwanda’s side has commenced preparations for the upcoming match against Egypt scheduled for Saturday.

Mulwanda and the technical bench supervised the training session, during which Banda was sidelined, while midfielder Joseph Sabobo Banda engaged in light training.

Banda was substituted in the 40th minute of the game against Sierra Leone that ended 0-0 after suffering a minor calf injury, while Sabobo played the entire match despite picking up a knock.

Zambia are hoping to make amends for their performance in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations under-20 tournament, where they exited the group stage without a win and finished at the bottom of Group C with just one point.

In the opening match of Group A, hosts Egypt defeated South Africa 1-0 to take the lead, while Zambia and Sierra Leone are both on one point each.

Tanzania are at the bottom of the table as they have not yet played a match.