Zambia national football team results (2020–present)
This article provides details of international football games played by the Zambia national football team from 2020 to present.[1][2][3]
Results
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Win | |
| Draw | |
| Defeat | |
2020
| 7 October 2020 Friendly | Zambia | 1–0 | Malawi | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia) |
| 9 October 2020 Friendly | Kenya | 2–1 | Zambia | Nairobi, Kenya |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Anthony Ogwajo (Kenya) |
| 11 October 2020 Friendly | South Africa | 1–2 | Zambia | Rustenburg, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini) |
| 22 October 2020 Friendly | Ethiopia | 2–3 | Zambia | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium |
| 25 October 2020 Friendly | Ethiopia | 1–3 | Zambia | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium |
| 12 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ | Zambia | 2–1 | Botswana | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo) |
| 16 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ | Botswana | 1–0 | Zambia | Francistown, Botswana |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi) |
2021
| 19 January 2021 2020 CHAN | Zambia | 2–0 | Tanzania | Limbe, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria) |
| 23 January 2021 2020 CHAN | Zambia | 1–1 | Guinea | Limbe, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) |
| 27 January 2021 2020 CHAN | Namibia | 0–0 | Zambia | Limbe, Cameroon |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar) |
| 31 January 2021 2020 CHAN | Morocco | 3–1 | Zambia | Douala, Cameroon |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
| 25 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ | Zambia | 3–3 | Algeria | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros) |
| 29 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ | Zimbabwe | 0–2 | Zambia | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: National Sports Stadium Referee: Molise Retselisitsoe (Lesotho) |
| 5 June 2021 Friendly | Senegal | 3–1 | Zambia | Thiès, Senegal |
| 19:00 UTC+0 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania) |
| 8 June 2021 Friendly | Benin | 2–2 | Zambia | Cotonou, Benin |
| 16:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo) |
| 13 June 2021 Friendly | Sudan | 0–1 | Zambia | Omdurman, Sudan |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Samoal Mohamed El Fatih (Sudan) |
| 3 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Mauritania | 1–2 | Zambia | Nouakchott, Mauritania |
| 16:00 UTC+0 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Olympique de Nouakchott Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt) |
| 7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Zambia | 0–2 | Tunisia | Ndola, Zambia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) |
| 7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | Zambia | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea |
| 17:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Estadio de Malabo Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco) |
| 10 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Zambia | 1–1 | Equatorial Guinea | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) |
| 13 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Zambia | 4–0 | Mauritania | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) |
| 16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification | Tunisia | 3–1 | Zambia | Tunis, Tunisia |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
2022
| 18 March 2022 Friendly | Iraq | 3–1 | Zambia | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium Attendance: 25,237 Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq) |
| 25 March 2022 Friendly | Congo | 1–3 | Zambia | Antalya, Turkey |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex |
| 27 March 2022 Friendly | Zambia | 1–2 | Benin | Antalya, Turkey |
| 13:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex Referee: Batuhan Kolak (Turkey) |
| 3 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Zambia | Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast |
| 19:00 UTC+0 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade de Yamoussoukro Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
| 7 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q | Zambia | 2–1 | Comoros | Lusaka, Zambia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) |
| 24 July 2022 2022 African Nations Championship Q | Mozambique | 0–0 | Zambia | Mabuto, Mozambique |
| Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto |
| 30 July 2022 2022 African Nations Championship Q | Zambia | 0–1 | Mozambique | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Stadium: National Heroes Stadium |
| 23 September 2022 Friendly | Mali | 1–0 | Zambia | Bamako, Mali |
| 19:00 UTC+0 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea) |
| 26 September 2022 Friendly | Mali | Abandoned | Zambia | Bamako, Mali |
| 19:00 UTC+0 | Stadium: Stade du 26 Mars | |||
| Note: The match was stopped after only 16 minutes due to heavy rain and was eventually abandoned.[4] | ||||
2023
| 23 March 2023 AFCON Q | Zambia | 3–1 | Lesotho | Ndola, Zambia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Bereng 33' | Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo) |
| 26 March 2023 AFCON Q | Lesotho | 0–2 | Zambia | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Daka 14', 69' | Stadium: Dobsonville Stadium Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda) |
| 17 June 2023 AFCON Q | Zambia | 3–0 | Ivory Coast | Ndola, Zambia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
| 9 September 2023 AFCON Q | Comoros | 1–1 | Zambia | Moroni, Comoros |
| 22:00 UTC+3 | B. Youssouf 45' | Report | Daka 71' | Stadium: Stade Omnisports de Malouzini Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) |
| 17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zambia | 4–2 | Congo | Ndola, Zambia |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
| 21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Niger | 2–1 | Zambia | Marrakesh, Morocco |
| 20:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Daka 50' | Stadium: Marrakesh Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya) |
2024
| 17 January 2023 AFCON | DR Congo | 1–1 | Zambia | San-Pédro, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Wissa 27' | Report | Kangwa 23' | Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
| 21 January 2023 AFCON | Zambia | 1–1 | Tanzania | San-Pédro, Ivory Coast |
| 17:00 | Daka 88' | Report | Msuva 11' | Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 13,342 Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin) |
| 24 January 2023 AFCON | Zambia | 0–1 | Morocco | San-Pédro, Ivory Coast |
| 20:00 | Report | Ziyech 37' | Stadium: Laurent Pokou Stadium Attendance: 15,231 Referee: Patrice Tanguy (Gabon) |
| 23 March Friendly | Zambia | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Zimbabwe | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 08:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Dickens Mimisa | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 26 March Friendly | Zambia | 2–1 | Malawi | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| 08:00 UTC+2 | Report | Bonne 30' | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Israel Mpaima |
| 7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Morocco | 2–1 | Zambia | Agadir, Morocco |
| 20:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Adrar Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal) |
| 11 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zambia | 0–1 | Tanzania | Ndola, Zambia |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania) |
| 27 June 2024 COSAFA Cup | Zambia | 0–2 | Kenya | Gqeberha, South Africa |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 30 June 2024 COSAFA Cup | Zambia | 0–2 | Zimbabwe | Gqeberha, South Africa |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium |
| 2 July 2024 COSAFA Cup | Comoros | 1–0 | Zambia | Gqeberha, South Africa |
| 12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 6 September 2025 AFCON Qualification | Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Zambia | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké |
| 19:00 UTC+0 |
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Report | Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) |
| 10 September 2025 AFCON Qualification | Zambia | 3–2 | Sierra Leone | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo) |
| 11 October 2025 AFCON Qualification | Zambia | 0–0 | Chad | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola |
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) |
| 15 October 2025 AFCON Qualification | Chad | 0–1 | Zambia | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé (Cameroon) |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Report | K. Musonda 70' | Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) |
| 15 November 2025 AFCON Qualification | Zambia | 1–0 | Ivory Coast | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | K. Musonda 43' | Report | Attendance: 49,800 Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia) |
| 19 November 2025 AFCON Qualification | Sierra Leone | 0–2 | Zambia | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia (Liberia) |
| 15:00 UTC+0 | Report |
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Referee: Yannick Malala (Congo DR) |
2025
| 25 March Friendly | Russia | 5–0 | Zambia | Moscow, Russia |
| 20:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: VTB Arena Attendance: 20,864 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 6 June 2025 COSAFA Cup | Zambia | 0–1 | Comoros | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Madi 31' | Stadium: Free State Stadium Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe) |
| 11 June 2025 COSAFA Cup | Botswana | 3–3 | Zambia | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| 15:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) |
Forthcoming fixtures
The following matches are scheduled:
| September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zambia | – | Morocco | |
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| October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Tanzania | – | Zambia | |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Zambia | – | Niger | |
| --:-- UTC+2 |
| 22 December 2025 AFCON Group A | Mali | – | Zambia | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium |
| 26 December 2025 AFCON Group A | Zambia | – | Comoros | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Mohammed V Stadium |
| 29 December 2025 AFCON Group A | Zambia | – | Morocco | Rabat, Morocco |
| 18:30 UTC+1 | Stadium: Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium |
See also
References
- ^ "Zambia - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
- ^ "Zambia national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Zambia". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
- ^ "Mali v Zambia called off due to bad weather". 26 September 2022.