Sports minister Chishimba Kambwili has demanded the firing of Zambia under-20 coaches following the team’s failure to defend the Cosafa Youth Championships.
The Oswald Mutapa coached side were eliminated from the regional tournament in the group stage after finishing third on four points, three behind Group C winners South Africa who beat the Junior Chipolopolo last Saturday.
Kambwili fumed over Zambia’s unsuccessful outing in Lesotho.
“Let us be serious with the Under-20 and Under 17. That is the nursery for the national team but if we are going to perform the way we performed I don’t think it will go well with the ministry,’’ he said.
“To the technical bench at Under -20, watch out, give us results, we are not going to spend taxpayers money through FAZ on nonsense, we want results.
“My recommendation to FAZ is to complete overhaul the team and the technical bench I am not happy at all,” Kambwili said.
Zambia wrapped up their group C outing with a 4-0 win over winless Seychelles on Tuesday.