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]

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

March 2023 2023 AFCON Q

Zambia

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Lesotho

Zambia