Haluboono names squad for Ghana clash

UNDER-20 women national team coach Charles Haluboono has named 27 players for Saturday’s Costa Rica 2022 FIFA World Cup third round, first leg qualifier against Ghana.

Haluboono has named the bulk of players who played in the second round where they dispatched Malawi 8-1 on aggregate to book a date with the Black Princesses.

Some of the notable inclusions in Haluboono’s squad are 2021 Young Player of the Year Evarine Katongo who is the captain and the prolific Eneless Phiri.

Two more rounds are left in the qualifying campaign in which only two teams will go to Costa Rica from Africa.

Meanwhile, Ghana arrived yesterday aboard Ethiopian Airlines ahead of the weekend match billed for Nkoloma Stadium.

Ghana qualified to this round after Mauritania withdrew from participation paving way for the Black Princesses.

FULL SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS:

Lovness Tonge (Prison Leopards Queens), Blessing Kazila (Green Buffaloes), Mirriam Sikaduli (Choma Warriors Queens) DEFENDERS:

Sante Mukutw, Esther Siamfuko, ( both Queens Academy), Matha Banda (BUSA), Margaret Chisenga, Judith Soko (both Green Buffaloes), Pauline Zulu (Pataaki Queens), Bertha Imponene (Nkwazi Queens)

MIDFIELDERS:

Eless Chilandula (Luyando Foundation), Shelly Masumo, Loveness Malunga (both Green Buffaloes), Tisilile Lungu (BUSA), Precious Phiri (Queens Academy), Evarine Katongo (ZSID)

STRIKERS:

Namsiku Lungowe (ZSID), Agness Phiri (Queens Academy), Ruth Ngoma (Green Buffaloes), Siomala Mapepa (Nkwazi Queens), Eneless Phiri (Police Doves Queens).