WINGER Lameck Banda came off the bench to help the Chipolopolo seal a 3-1 victory over Lesotho in the Ivory Coast 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. A brace from Banda and a goal from Rangers forward Fashion Sakala were enough for the Avram Grant tutored side to collect maximum points and go top of Group H on six points, two clear Ivory Coast who face Comoros today. Chipolopolo will play Lesotho for the second leg at the Donbonville Stadium in South Africa on Sunday. Grant said despite the victory, the team had many grey areas that needed to be polished. “Today was the day of the bench. Lameck did well, he came off the bench and scored those...

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