Zambia national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Zambia women's national under-20 football team.

Zambia Under 20

Nickname(s)	Junior Chipolopolo (Junior Copper Bullets)
Association	FAZ
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Chisi Mbewe
Captain	Solomon Sakala
Most caps	Isaac Chansa
Top scorer	Rodgers Kola
FIFA code	ZAM
First colours Second colours
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

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

  Champions    Runners-up    Third Place    Fourth Place

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	8
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	5	5
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	12	10
2019	Did not qualify
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	3/23	12	5	2	5	22	23

Fixtures and Results

Date	Tournament	Location	Home Team	score	Away Team	Scorers
28 May 2008	International Friendly	King Abdul Aziz Makkah	Saudi Arabia	1 - 1	Zambia	Stophira Sunzu
27 June 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)	Woodlands Stadium Lusaka	Zambia		Zambia
29 June 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)	Woodlands Stadium Lusaka	Zambia	1 - 0	Mauritius	Tom Bakala (17th)
13 July 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (qualifiers)	Stade Germain Comarmond Bambous	Mauritius	0 - 2	Zambia	Emmanuel Mayuka (5th), Daneil Kasongo (9th)
28 September 2008	2009 African Youth Championship (Qualifiers)	Alexandria	Egypt	3 - 3	Zambia	Fwayo Tembo(Brace) Rodgers Kola

Class of 2007

• Rainford Kalaba
• Nyambe Mulenga
• Rogers Kola
• Aggripa Simpemba
• Jacob Banda
• Fwayo Tembo
• Joseph Zimba
• Clifford Mulenga

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