The second international friendly match between Zambia and Colombia has been given a new kick-off time of midnight, on Tuesday, 15 November 2022.
According to a notice of change of fixture by the Colombian Football Federation, the match that was initially supposed to be played at 02h30 will now be played earlier at the Pascual Guerrero stadium, west of Cali.
In the first-ever match between the two sides on Saturday, Mayra Ramirez struck from close range in the sixth minute to give the hosts a 1-0 victory at the Pascual Guerrero.
Copper Queens coach Bruce Mwape believes his side put in their best performance and makes them in strong position to grind out a win on Tuesday.
“We generally played very well and in particular, (Rachael) Kundananji was outstanding among the professionals, she created some chances and also missed a number of them but the juniors like the ones that replaced Lushomo (Mweemba) and Martha (Tembo) played well, we are happy with their performance because they were able to contain the strong girls from Colombia,” Mwape said.
“They were some players who did not play because we only made one substitution; Prisca (Chilufya) came in and Ochumba (Oseke Lubanji) was taken out. Going forward, we intend to give chance to other players and see how they will also perform.”
Zambia and Colombia are using the match to prepare for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.