Zambia To Face Sixth Ranked Great Britain

It can never be any better than for the Zambian Women National team to clinch an international friendly with the Great Britain which is one of the highest ranked team in the world.

According to international FIFA rankings, the Great Britain is ranked sixth (6th) in the world better than Zambia who are ranked 104 in the World.

The friendly between the two nation's will show their levels of preparedness ahead of the summar Olympics slated for Tokyo this July.

The Zambia Women National team is the only sole African representative at the Tokyo games.

Great Britain head coach Hege Riise said he was delighted to have secured a friend with the Southern African giants.

“I’m delighted that we have secured a match on home soil which allows fans to watch us play before we depart for Tokyo," he said.

 “We're so excited to see what we can achieve out in Tokyo and we’ll go out there aiming to win.  But we also aim to inspire young female footballers from across Great Britain to take up the support and further grow the game."

He said the Zambian team had excelled in securing their first ever qualification at the Olympics and this will ensure the development of the game in Zambia.

The Zambia Women National team

“We're honoured to welcome Zambia to Great Britain for this match.  They have excelled in securing qualification for the Olympics and their achievement and the legacy they will provide will also help grow the women’s game in Zambia.

“On behalf of our entire squad I’d like to thank National Lottery players for making it possible not only for us to host this match but to prepare us in the best possible way to compete for gold in Tokyo.”

Great Britain have been drawn in Group E with Chile, Japan and Canada while Zambia has been drawn against the Netherlands, Brazil and China.

Zambia striker Barbra Banda