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Chipolopolo crash out of CHAN 2024, play Kenya for pride

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Zambia players celebrate scoring against Morocco on August 14, 2025, Chipolopolo lost 3-1. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Zambia's national football team, fondly known as Chipolopolo the Copper Bullets have become the first casualty of elimination in Group A of the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN).

Despite coming into the tournament as one of the favourites and boasting a proud footballing legacy, three straight defeats have ended their hopes of advancing to the knockout stages.

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