THE Zambia Under-23’s hopes of qualifying for the 2023 AFCON hang in balance after the team put up a tame showing against Egypt in Cairo last night. The Junior Chipolopolo lost 2-0 at the 30th June Stadium, giving themselves a mountain to climb in the return fixture at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola this coming Sunday. Osward Mutapa’s boys need to beat the 2019 champions by the same score line just to force the game into extra time, and will need to win by a three goal margin to qualify for the finals. Egypt’s goals came in the last twenty minutes of the game after a tightly contested 70 minutes, with Adel Mohammed and Moustpha Saad coming good late...

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