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	Sikombe 14'	Report		Stadium: National Heroes Stadium Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

9 October 2020 Friendly	Kenya	2–1	Zambia	Nairobi, Kenya
15:00 UTC+2	Mwape 21' (o.g.) Nyakeya 36'	Report	Chabula 81'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Anthony Ogwajo (Kenya)

11 October 2020 Friendly	South Africa	1–2	Zambia	Rustenburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2	Dolly 66'	Report	Kampamba 78' Zulu 82'	Stadium: Royal Bafokeng Stadium Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

22 October 2020 Friendly	Ethiopia	2–3	Zambia	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Kebede 13' Tamene 41' (pen.)	Report	Kampamba 40' Kangwanda 87', 90+3'	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

25 October 2020 Friendly	Ethiopia	1–3	Zambia	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
16:00 UTC+3	Kebede 87'	Report	Chabula 15', 37' Sikombe 25'	Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

12 November 2020 2021 AFCONQ	Zambia	2–1	Botswana	Lusaka, Zambia
18:00 UTC+2	Mwepu 45+1' Sikombe 66'	Report	Orebonye 45'	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	Gaolaolwe 6'	Report		Stadium: Francistown Stadium Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

2021

19 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Zambia	2–0	Tanzania	Limbe, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Sikombe 64' (pen.) Chabula 81'	Report		Stadium: Limbe Stadium Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

23 January 2021 2020 CHAN	Zambia	1–1	Guinea	Limbe, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1	Sautu 87'	Report	Kantabadouno 58'	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	Rahimi 1' Ali Bemammer 8' El Kaabi 39' (pen.)	Report	Phiri 80'	Stadium: Stade de la Réunification Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

25 March 2021 2021 AFCONQ	Zambia	3–3	Algeria	Lusaka, Zambia
21:00 UTC+2	Daka 34' (pen.), 80' (pen.) C. Chama 52'	Report	Ghezzal 19' Slimani 25', 55'	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	Daka 21', 90+2'	Stadium: National Sports Stadium Referee: Molise Retselisitsoe (Lesotho)

5 June 2021 Friendly	Senegal	3–1	Zambia	Thiès, Senegal
19:00 UTC+0	Mané 21' (pen.) Diatta 31' Sarr 44'	Report	Chanda 54'	Stadium: Stade Lat-Dior Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

8 June 2021 Friendly	Benin	2–2	Zambia	Cotonou, Benin
16:00 UTC+1	Soukou 12' Roche 80'	Report	Phiri 19' Mwape 45+1'	Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo)

13 June 2021 Friendly	Sudan	0–1	Zambia	Omdurman, Sudan
19:00 UTC+2		Report	Shamende 87'	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	Niass 69'	Report	Mwepu 10' Mumba 57'	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	Khazri 8' (pen.) Ben Slimane 90+2'	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	Coco 35' Nsue 88'	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	F. Sakala 65'	Report	Bikoro 82'	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	Daka 34' F. Sakala 37', 45+1' (pen.), 63'	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	Laïdouni 18' Dräger 31' Maâloul 43'	Report	F. Sakala 80'	Stadium: Stade Hammadi Agrebi Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

2022

18 March 2022 Friendly	Iraq	3–1	Zambia	Baghdad, Iraq
20:00 UTC+3	Ismail 10' (pen.) Ibrahim 23' Hussein 78'	Report	Natiq 29' (o.g.)	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	Mbenza 34' (pen.)	Report	Mwepu 20' (pen.) Kangwa 24' Musonda 63'	Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex

27 March 2022 Friendly	Zambia	1–2	Benin	Antalya, Turkey
13:00 UTC+3	Kampamba 23'	Report	Soukou 35' Aiyegun 83'	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	Aurier 67' Kouamé 76' Sangaré 89'	Report	Daka 90+4'	Stadium: Stade de Yamoussoukro Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

7 June 2022 2023 AFCON Q	Zambia	2–1	Comoros	Lusaka, Zambia
15:00 UTC+2	Mwepu 45+2' K. Kangwa 88'	Report	Ben Nabouhane 13'	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
			Lau King	Stadium: National Heroes Stadium

23 September 2022 Friendly	Mali	1–0	Zambia	Bamako, Mali
19:00 UTC+0	Touré 6'	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	F. Sakala 37' L. Banda 53', 57'	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	Aurier 31' (o.g.) Daka 48' Kangwa 55'	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	Daka 5', 90+2' Banda 43' F. Sakala 69'	Report	Ganvoula 13' Bassouamina 15'	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	Moutari 6' Goumey 28'	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	Sunzu 5' Chama 24'	Report	Bonne 30' Musona 45+2'	Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Dickens Mimisa
	Penalties
	Daka Banda Nsabata Mphande Chama Mashata Chepeshi Sunzu		Musona Takwara Lunga Kadewere Munetsi Rinomhota Donovan Msendami

26 March Friendly	Zambia	2–1	Malawi	Lilongwe, Malawi
08:00 UTC+2	Chama 17' Daka 18'	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	Ziyech 6' (pen.) Ben Seghir 67'	Report	Chilufya 80'	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	Waziri 5'	Stadium: Levy Mwanawasa Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

27 June 2024 COSAFA Cup	Zambia	0–2	Kenya	Gqeberha, South Africa
18:00		Report	Odhiambo 8' (pen.) Otieno 19'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

30 June 2024 COSAFA Cup	Zambia	0–2	Zimbabwe	Gqeberha, South Africa
15:00		Report	Tapera 8' Benhura 43'	Stadium: Isaac Wolfson Stadium

2 July 2024 COSAFA Cup	Comoros	1–0	Zambia	Gqeberha, South Africa
12:00	Ibroihim 61'	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	Krasso 73', 84'	Report		Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

10 September 2025 AFCON Qualification	Zambia	3–2	Sierra Leone	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
15:00 UTC+2	K. Musonda 28' Kampamba 70' Kangwa 85'	Report	Kargbo 33' Mustapha 73'	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	Banda 54' K. Musonda 71'	Referee: Yannick Malala (Congo DR)

2025

25 March Friendly	Russia	5–0	Zambia	Moscow, Russia
20:00 UTC+3	Glushenkov 8', 53', 58' Vakhaniya 44' Batrakov 73'	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	Kgamanyane 2' Semadi 32' (pen.) Maponda 60'	Report	Zulu 45+3' (pen.) Sinkala 52' Jo. Phiri 90' (pen.)	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
--:-- UTC+2

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

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.

[1] "Zambia - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "Zambia national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Zambia". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[4] "Mali v Zambia called off due to bad weather". 26 September 2022.

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Results

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Forthcoming fixtures

See also

References