ZAMBIA Under-20 coach Chisi Mbewe has described young Chipolopolo’s 1-all draw against Benin as a positive start despite the team failing to live up to his expectations. Substitute Rickson Ng’ambi cancelled an Adoflo Aloko strike to rescue a point for Zambia in a match that saw the Mbewe tutored side fail to string coordinated passes. The junior Chipolopolo rallied from behind to force a 1-all draw in its Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) opener at the Alexandria stadium on Tuesday night. The draw gave Mbewe’s team a respectable start ahead of its penultimate game against Group C leaders Gambia tomorrow. “We wanted to win the game but unfortunately we settled for a draw. It’s a positive start for us but...

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