U-19 national futsal team to regroup
THE Zambia Under-19 national futsal team will next week meet for their first ever camp this yeah ahead of the Eight Nations Croatia Futsal Championship scheduled for June 2022.
In an interview, national coach Andrea Cristoforetti said he was happy in his new role as coach responsible for the development of all futsal players in the country.
Cristoforetti said he was looking forward to his first ever meeting with the Under-19 squad who will represent Zambia in Croatia.
"Next week we will meet for the first under-19 national team camp which is great. I'm happy about it. They have invited us at the end of June in Croatia for a very big tournament, an eight-nations tournament for the under-19 and that is also complieented with a Fifa Futsal Congress and more than 1, 000 people are going to participate from all over the world," Cristoforetti said.
He is hoping that funds will be available for the Croatian games which will give the Zambian team the exposure needed for their growth.
Cristoforetti is happy that the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Premier Futsal League (PFL) has continued to impact positively on the development of the sport in the country.
Meanwhile, Lusaka Avengers moved to fourth on the FAZ-PFL table after beating Livingstone Pirates 10-4 in a Week-8 fixture at Automotive Indoor Futsal Arena.
The win propelled Avengers to 10 points, 12 points behind the league leaders Automotive FA who beat Chipata Boys 9-1 to move to 22 points.
Kitwe Bullets maintained third position on the log after beating BS Stars 7-5 in an intriguing fixture.
Meanwhile, newcomers Kafue Celtics continued to struggle and recorded their second defeat losing 5-2 to second-placed Kabwe K-Line.
CSS Petauke moved to fifth after overcoming Siavonga Beetles 9-8 in a tightly contested match.
In the National Division One league, Mthunzi Mufana beat Sable Bulls 6-0 while Lilanda Bullets beat Kafue Saints 6-0.
Veterans were 6-4 victors over Blue Bombers while George FC and Mthunzi recorded a 9-9 stalemate.