ZAMBIA U-20 Men’s National Team head coach Perry Mutapa has expressed optimism about his side’s preparations for the COSAFA U-20 AFCON qualifiers, despite acknowledging the challenges of assembling a completely new squad in a short space of time. 13-time champions, Zambia have been drawn in Group C alongside Malawi, Comoros, and Botswana for the tournament, which will run from September 18-27 in Mauritius. Only the top team in each group advances to the semi-finals, along with the best runner-up across the three pools, with the two finalists qualifying for the continental finals in Ghana next year. Speaking after a morning training session at the Bank of Zambia Sports Complex, yesterday, Mutapa revealed that the team has a diverse composition with...