The Zambia national football team, affectionately known as Chipolopolo has set its eyes on the Fifa 2030 world cup.
The reigning Cosafa are aiming to break the world cup jinx and be part of the world’s biggest sporting festival in 2030. Chipolopolo has never qualified for the World cup.
The 2012 African champions are back in the AFCON tournament after missing out on the last three editions of the continental showpiece.
The country’s ladies national team has qualified for the global footballing showpiece.
Most football analysts say credit should go to the current leadership, including their young technical director Lyson Zulu who was appointed four years ago.
Zulu admits that things have changed after a difficult period.
“The challenge to maintain the success, I think also lies in the programmes that we have set and also in the belief that we have not just the coaches that we have selected, but also the players and everyone else who is part of the system. It would be nice to aim to qualify now also the men’s team to the world cup which is our next target,” adds Zulu.