The Football Association of Zambia has named Zesco Ndola Girls goalkeeper Leticia Lungu as a replacement for Copper Queens first choice goalkeeper Hazel Nali who has withdrawn from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Lungu, who was part of the 35-member provisional squad that was in Germany for an international camp before returning home, following her absence in the final squad, will join Kazakhstan-based goalkeeper Catherine Musonda and Nkwazi Queens goalkeeper Eunice Sakala as third-choice goalkeeper.
Nali’s World Cup dream was shuttered after she sustained a knee injury, a laxity in the Medial Collateral Ligament and a complete tear of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) during training in Germany and is expected to be under treatment for over six months.
Football fans on social media have congratulated Lungu for her call up, further wishing the Copper Queens the best as they make their debut in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup scheduled to commence on 20th July, 2023.
By Cosmas Chongo Mulenga