Qualifying results: Ivory Coast 3-0 1-3, Comoros 2-1 1-1, Lesotho 3-1 2-0

Scorers: 5 - Patson Daka; 2 - Lameck Banda, Kings Kangwa; 1 - Enock Mwepu, Fashion Sakala, Serge Aurier (CIV) own goal

Rankings: 17 Africa, 84 world

Key player: Patson Daka

Coach: Avram Grant (ISR)  

Previous appearances: 17 

Best placing: Champions 2012

Nickname: Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets)

Squad (figure indicates shirt number) 

Goalkeepers: 16-Lawrence Mulenga (Power Dynamos), 18-Francis Mwansa (Green Buffaloes), 1-Toaster Nsabata (Zesco Utd)

Defenders: 21-Dominic Chanda (Kabwe Warriors), 3-Benedict Chepeshi (Red Arrows), 23-Rodrick Kabwe (Zahko/IRQ), 27-Gift Mphande (Hapoel Rishon LeZion/ISR), 4-Frankie Musonda (Ayr Utd/SCO), 26-Tandi Mwape (TP Mazembe/COD), 2-Zephania Phiri (Prison Leopards), 13-Stoppila Sunzu (Jinan Qingdao/CHN)

Midfielders: 12-Emmanuel Banda (HNK Rijeka/CRO), 11-Rally Bwalya (Sekhukhune Utd/RSA), 5-Miguel Chaiwa (Young Boys/SUI), 17-Clatous Chama (Simba/TAN), 14-Edward Chilufya (Hacken/SWE), 7-Kelvin Kampamba (Zesco Utd), 22-Kings Kangwa (Red Star/SRB), 15-Kelvin Kapumbu (Zanaco), 24-Golden Mafwenta (MFK Vyskov/CZE), 19-Fredrick Mulambia (Power Dynamos), 8-Lubambo Musonda (Silkborg/DEN), 6-Benson Sakala (FK Mlada/CZE)

Forwards: 9-Lameck Banda (Lecce/ITA), 20-Patson Daka (Leicester City/ENG), 25-Kennedy Musonda (Young Africans/TAN), 10-Fashion Sakala (Al Fayha/KSA)