The Zambia Women’s National Team Open Up The 2024 Paris Olympics On A Sad Note After Suffering A Shocking 3-0 Defeat At The Hands Of 4 Time Gold Medalists USA.
The Copper Queens Conceded All The Two Goals In The First Half With USA’s Mallory Swanson Scoring Twice In 24th and 25th Minutes Following Trinity Rodman’s Opening Goal Within The First 17 Minutes Of The Game.
A Professional Foul On USA’S Swanson After A VAR Review Sent Elite Ladies Defender Pauline Zulu Off The Pitch In The 34th Minute. This Mounted More Pressure On Coach Bruce Mwape As He Was Now Forced To Make Changes By Substituting Grace Chanda and Prisca Chilufya for Avell Chitindu And Esther Muchinga 37 Minutes Later As The Midfield Was Unfunctional.
In The Second Half, Zambia Organized And Comfortable After USA Withdrew Some Of Its Key Players Which Included Lindsey Horan, Rose Lavelle And Sophia Smith. Goal Attempts From Both Barbra Banda And Rachael Kundananji Failed As USA Comfortably Heldon To The Lead.
Zambia’s Next Game Is Against Australia On 28th July. Australia Also Suffered A 3-0 Defeat At The Hands Of Germany In Their Opening Match.
