FAZ says it will sit with the technical bench to conduct a post-mortem following a group-stage elimination at the 2023 Ivory Coast AFCON. And FAZ says the AFCON tournament was good preparation for the World Cup qualifiers that resume in June. The Chipolopolo were booted out of the tournament following two 1-all draws against DR Congo and Tanzania before suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of 2022 World Cup Semi-finalists Morocco. FAZ General Secretary, Reuben Kamanga, expressed disappointment with the team’s elimination from the group stage in an interview on Monday. However, he emphasized that the association viewed this setback as an opportunity for the team to learn valuable lessons. “We are disappointed with the group stage elimination because...

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