FORMER Chipolopolo coaches Wedson Nyirenda and Beston Chambeshi have praised Zambia for being on the cusp of AFCON qualification. And Chambeshi has urged local coaches to support national team gaffer Avram Grant. A point against Ivory Coast next June will confirm Chipolopolo’s qualification for the AFCON tournament, before the team’s last qualifier against Comoros in September. Ivory Coast made passage easier by beating Comoros 2-0 away on Tuesday night. The Elephants lead Group H on 10 points, Zambia trails in second place on 9 points, Comoros are third on 3 points while Lesotho has 1 point with two games left to play. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Nyirenda said the Chipolopolo did a good job with its 3-1 and 2-0 wins over...

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