Zambian national football team (U-20 men)
| Nickname (s) | Junior Chipolopolo | ||
| Association | Football Association of Zambia | ||
| confederacy | CAF | ||
| Head coach | Beston Chambeshi | ||
| captain | Solomon Sakala | ||
| Record scorer | Rodgers Kola | ||
| Record player | Isaac Chansa | ||
| FIFA code | ZAM | ||
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The Zambian U-20 national soccer team is a selection team of Zambian soccer players. It is subject to the Football Association of Zambia and represents it internationally at the U-20 level , for example in friendly matches against the teams of other national associations or at the U-20 African Championships and U-20 World Championships .
In their first World Cup finals, the team was eliminated in the preliminary round in 1999, and in 2007 they reached the round of 16, which they lost to Nigeria .
She finished fourth at the African Championships three times ( 1991 , 1999 and 2007 ) and in 2017 she won the U-20 African Cup in her own country for the first time .
The team is the most successful team with eleven wins in the COSAFA U-20 championship , ie the soccer championship of southern Africa .
Participation in U-20 world championships
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Preliminary round |
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Round of 16 |
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Quarter finals |
Participation in the U-20 African Championships
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Round of 16 |
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Round of 16 |
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4th Place |
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Preliminary round |
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Preliminary round |
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4th Place |
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4th Place |
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Preliminary round |
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