Striker Amadou Bakayoko and Major League Soccer legend Kei Kamara to start against the Les Sao of Chad at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé on Wednesday. Kick-off 19 hours local time.
Kamara, 40, who is one of 13 players to have scored 100 goals in MLS history, has been picked for his experience and aerial prowess.
Bakayoko, who scored the winner against Ivory Coast last month, will be hoping to continue his fine run with the national team under coach Amidu Karim.
Cesena attacker Augustus Kargbo, who missed the Ivory Coast game through injury, is back on the left flank while Mustapha Bundu plays from the right.
Midfielder Tyrese Fornah from Salford City FC will combine with Abu Dumbuya to cover for the defence. Skipper Steven Caulker, Abdul Jarjue Kabia, Emmanuel Samadia, and young Nathanial Jalloh was part of the Sierra Leone team qualified for the U20 AFCON next year, in the back four.
Coach Amidu Karim’s team is aiming to reach their fourth continental competition by winning their remaining games and hopes other results favour them.
Zambians will be hoping for a draw between Sierra Leone and Chad today to lighten the pressure on their chances of qualifying for the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
So far, only seven teams have qualified for the tournament, joining hosts Morocco. These teams are Algeria, Burkina Faso, Angola, Cameroon, the DRC, Egypt, and Senegal.
Group G Fixtures:
13.11.2024 – CHAD v Sierra Leone
15.11.2024 – Zambia v Cote d’Ivoire
