Result, Goals and more Details for the Match Tanzania vs Morocco on 9/10/10 at 15:00.
The Team Tanzania lost the Game against Morocco with Result 0 : 1 (0 : 1) (0 : 0) .
The Soccer Game was played on 09/10/2010, 15:00 o`clock within the Tournament African Cup Qualification Gr.D.
It was part of the 2. Round Games from the African Cup Qualification Gr.D Tournament.
Status of the Game Tanzania vs Morocco is finished, Full Time (FT).
The African Cup Qualification Gr.D Football Match was played over the full regular Time.
The Result of this Match was added or updated on 09/10 at 17:38 to the Soccer Result Service.
Final Result 1. Halftime 2. Halftime
Tanzania 0 0 0
Morocco 1 1 0
Soccer Goals and Goal Scorer Tanzania
Tanzania scored no Goals in this Soccer Game.
Soccer Goals and Goal Scorer Morocco
No Goal or Goal Soccer Data found for this Morocco Match.
Red Card Red Cards
No red Cards for this Soccer game found.
yellow Card Yellow Cards
No yellow Cards for this Soccer game found.
ScheduleSchedule Tanzania - Morocco
The next direct Schedules for Games between Tanzania and Morocco
from the Soccer Schedule.
08/10/11, 00:00 Morocco - Tanzania ( African Cup Qualification Gr.D Africa )
More known upcoming League or Tournament Matches for the both
Soccer Teams Tanzania and Morocco :
26/03/11, 00:00 Tanzania - Central African Republic ( African Cup Qualification Gr.D Africa )
26/03/11, 00:00 Algeria - Morocco ( African Cup Qualification Gr.D Africa )
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
A TANZANIAN WHO IS GOING TO BE HOT IN ENGLAND SOCCER..
Name ..Fazleabbas Pira.
Date of birth .20.02.1988
Place of birth-Tanga..Tanzania
Nacheza position ya goalkeeper.
nilipiga mazoezi na coastal union pale tanga chini ya kocha Zakaria Kinanda(marehemu)
nilicheza pamoja na kina said mhando ambaye pia alikuwa mchezaji wa yanga ,nyendi mpangala,
Sunday peter ambaye pia alichezea moro united..
Nilikuwa mchezaji bora 2005 kwenye shule ya popatlal secondary school ,
ndiyo nilikuwa nikisoma pale…
Niliondoka bongo 2006 kuja uk kwa masomo,,,
2007 nikasajiliwa team ya daraja la tatu Sudbury athletic fc iko kwenye Middlesex league ..
nimeshafanya majaribio team kibao kubwa kama Leyton orient fc iko daraja la kwanza uk,
nategemea kwenda majaribio Westham United na Leicester City May 2010..Mwaka jana Sudbury walifika fainaly ya kombe la parker ambaye fazleabbas alikuwa man of the match na kupata medali ..
pia nina blog yangu ni
www.fapira.weblog.com….
Friday, January 29, 2010
Mutu starts rehab at Adams clinic
Mutu will return to new club Juventus when his treatment finishes
Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has started two weeks of rehabilitation at Tony Adams' Sporting Chance clinic.
The Romanian, 26, is banned from football until 16 May after testing positive for cocaine last year.
Under the terms of his ban, he must attend a programme of "education and rehabilitation" at Sporting Chance.
"He was given the choice of spending one or two weeks with us, and chose two, which is fantastic," Sporting Chance chief Peter Kay told BBC Sport.
He'll be undergoing the highly successful programme we've developed here
Sporting Chance chief Peter Kay on Adrian Mutu
"It's our policy not to discuss the details of individual clients, as confidentiality is one of the keys to our success.
"However, it has been widely known for some time that Adrian will be attending the clinic.
"He'll be undergoing the highly successful programme we've developed here. It involves one-on-one psychotherapy, yoga, group skills and individual football training."
The Romanian will also have mentoring sessions with former Arsenal and England captain Adams, which will start on Friday at the Hertfordshire clinic.
Mutu claims he only took cocaine four or five times when he separated from his wife and became estranged from his children last year.
And Kay revealed that the couple attended four secret counselling sessions at Sporting Chance last November and were now reconciled. They are hoping to live together again in the near future.
"Adrian is now getting his life together again," Kay said. "He's got a bright career with Juventus ahead of him and is now reconciled with his wife and children."
Mutu, who will play for Italian giants Juventus when his ban ends, will return to the club when his programme at Sporting Chance finishes.
FA denies claims over Mutu
Reports on Wednesday suggested the Football Association wanted to prevent Mutu training with the Serie A side until his ban had finished.
But the FA released a statement on its website on Thursday denying the reports. Sporting Chance was set up by Kay and Adams and treats sportsmen with addictions and life problems.
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Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has started two weeks of rehabilitation at Tony Adams' Sporting Chance clinic.
The Romanian, 26, is banned from football until 16 May after testing positive for cocaine last year.
Under the terms of his ban, he must attend a programme of "education and rehabilitation" at Sporting Chance.
"He was given the choice of spending one or two weeks with us, and chose two, which is fantastic," Sporting Chance chief Peter Kay told BBC Sport.
He'll be undergoing the highly successful programme we've developed here
Sporting Chance chief Peter Kay on Adrian Mutu
"It's our policy not to discuss the details of individual clients, as confidentiality is one of the keys to our success.
"However, it has been widely known for some time that Adrian will be attending the clinic.
"He'll be undergoing the highly successful programme we've developed here. It involves one-on-one psychotherapy, yoga, group skills and individual football training."
The Romanian will also have mentoring sessions with former Arsenal and England captain Adams, which will start on Friday at the Hertfordshire clinic.
Mutu claims he only took cocaine four or five times when he separated from his wife and became estranged from his children last year.
And Kay revealed that the couple attended four secret counselling sessions at Sporting Chance last November and were now reconciled. They are hoping to live together again in the near future.
"Adrian is now getting his life together again," Kay said. "He's got a bright career with Juventus ahead of him and is now reconciled with his wife and children."
Mutu, who will play for Italian giants Juventus when his ban ends, will return to the club when his programme at Sporting Chance finishes.
FA denies claims over Mutu
Reports on Wednesday suggested the Football Association wanted to prevent Mutu training with the Serie A side until his ban had finished.
But the FA released a statement on its website on Thursday denying the reports. Sporting Chance was set up by Kay and Adams and treats sportsmen with addictions and life problems.
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Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has not broken leg
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen leaves the pitch with physio Colin Lewin
Vermaelen leaves the field in some discomfort after injuring his right leg
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has not fractured his leg but is doubtful for Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester United.
The 24-year-old Belgium international limped off after 35 minutes of the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa and was replaced by Sol Campbell.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had feared the worst for his key defender but X-ray scans showed there was no break.
"There is still a good chance he will not play on Sunday," said Wenger.
Eduardo will definitely be sidelined against the champions after suffering a hamstring injury at Villa Park but should be available for the away fixture at Chelsea seven days later.
"There is no fracture in Thomas's leg but his injury still has to be assessed," Wenger told the Arsenal website.
"Eduardo has a small, small, small hamstring problem. He will be out for one week. He will not make Man United but he might make Chelsea."
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Emmanuel Eboue and Alex Song are likely to feature against United after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ivory Coast and Cameroon, respectively.
"Eboue and Song have been in this morning [Thursday]. Eboue has been running outside," added Wenger.
"They are both in good shape, tired but in good shape. Both of them are available for Sunday."
Vermaelen joined Arsenal from Ajax last summer and has started all 23 of their Premier League games this season.
He has scored six goals in all competitions and formed an impressive centre-half partnership alongside William Gallas.
Vermaelen leaves the field in some discomfort after injuring his right leg
Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen has not fractured his leg but is doubtful for Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester United.
The 24-year-old Belgium international limped off after 35 minutes of the 0-0 draw with Aston Villa and was replaced by Sol Campbell.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had feared the worst for his key defender but X-ray scans showed there was no break.
"There is still a good chance he will not play on Sunday," said Wenger.
Eduardo will definitely be sidelined against the champions after suffering a hamstring injury at Villa Park but should be available for the away fixture at Chelsea seven days later.
"There is no fracture in Thomas's leg but his injury still has to be assessed," Wenger told the Arsenal website.
"Eduardo has a small, small, small hamstring problem. He will be out for one week. He will not make Man United but he might make Chelsea."
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Could it be that we will have finally overcome the injury jinx?
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Emmanuel Eboue and Alex Song are likely to feature against United after returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ivory Coast and Cameroon, respectively.
"Eboue and Song have been in this morning [Thursday]. Eboue has been running outside," added Wenger.
"They are both in good shape, tired but in good shape. Both of them are available for Sunday."
Vermaelen joined Arsenal from Ajax last summer and has started all 23 of their Premier League games this season.
He has scored six goals in all competitions and formed an impressive centre-half partnership alongside William Gallas.
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand gets four-game ban
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has been banned for four matches after his appeal against a violent conduct charge was rejected as "frivolous".
The defender appeared to swing an arm at Hull striker Craig Fagan during United's 4-0 win on Saturday.
A Football Association panel added a match to the ban because it felt the appeal was unlikely to succeed.
Ferdinand's decision to challenge the charge freed him to play in Wednesday's Carling Cup win over Manchester City.
The 31-year-old, who has made only 10 appearances for his club so far this season, will now sit out Sunday's Premier League encounter with Arsenal, followed by February's matches against Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Everton.
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However, he remains available for the first leg of the Red Devils' Uefa Champions League tie against AC Milan at the San Siro on 16 February and the Carling Cup final against Aston Villa on 28 February.
The match against Hull was Ferdinand's first for United in three months after his recovery from a calf injury.
His tangle with Fagan in the penalty area was missed by referee Steve Bennett during the match, but the panel reached their decision after studying television replays.
Ferdinand's ban poses problems for manager Sir Alex Ferguson at the centre of his defence with fellow centre-back John O'Shea likely to miss the rest of the season with a leg problem.
Serbia international Nemanja Vidic, who was on the bench on Wednesday, is only just returning from a nerve injury picked up in the warm up before the FA Cup match against Leeds on 3 January.
And Fulham defender Chris Smalling, who was also in attendance at Old Trafford for the semi-final victory over their city rivals, only joins up with his new team-mates at the start of the 2010-11 season.
The defender appeared to swing an arm at Hull striker Craig Fagan during United's 4-0 win on Saturday.
A Football Association panel added a match to the ban because it felt the appeal was unlikely to succeed.
Ferdinand's decision to challenge the charge freed him to play in Wednesday's Carling Cup win over Manchester City.
The 31-year-old, who has made only 10 appearances for his club so far this season, will now sit out Sunday's Premier League encounter with Arsenal, followed by February's matches against Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Everton.
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However, he remains available for the first leg of the Red Devils' Uefa Champions League tie against AC Milan at the San Siro on 16 February and the Carling Cup final against Aston Villa on 28 February.
The match against Hull was Ferdinand's first for United in three months after his recovery from a calf injury.
His tangle with Fagan in the penalty area was missed by referee Steve Bennett during the match, but the panel reached their decision after studying television replays.
Ferdinand's ban poses problems for manager Sir Alex Ferguson at the centre of his defence with fellow centre-back John O'Shea likely to miss the rest of the season with a leg problem.
Serbia international Nemanja Vidic, who was on the bench on Wednesday, is only just returning from a nerve injury picked up in the warm up before the FA Cup match against Leeds on 3 January.
And Fulham defender Chris Smalling, who was also in attendance at Old Trafford for the semi-final victory over their city rivals, only joins up with his new team-mates at the start of the 2010-11 season.
Algeria 0-4 Egypt
Egypt strolled through to their third successive Africa Cup of Nations final, overcoming Algeria 4-0, with their great rivals finishing with eight men.
Hosni Abd Rabou put Egypt ahead from the spot, after Algeria's Rafik Halliche was sent-off for the foul.
Mohamed Zidan doubled the lead, before Mohamed Abdelshafi made it three and Mohamed Gedo completed the rout.
Algeria totally lost their discipline and saw Nadir Belhadj and keeper Fawzi Chaouchi also dismissed late on.
The game more than lived up to its billing as a fiery encounter with plenty of incident throughout.
Despite the huge security presence in Benguela, hundreds of Algerian and Egyptian fans made the long journey for the semi-final clash between the north African rivals - their first since a controversial World Cup qualifier in November.
But this time it would be the Egypt fans returning home happy, their country coming away with the bragging rights after the Algerians had qualified for South Africa at their expense two months ago.
Both teams started at a high pace, with plenty of physical challenges going in early on.
The Algerians made their tactical intentions clear from the off, as they were happy to sit deep and play long, in-swinging balls and try to gain free-kicks in good areas, to counter the organised Egyptians.
The first real chance of the encounter came on 24 minutes, with Zidan laying off a lovely little ball to fellow striker Emad Motaeb, who shot well from the edge of the area and pulled a diving save from Chaouchi.
Four minutes later, Halliche was harshly adjudged by the referee to have fouled Egypt keeper Essam El Hadary as he went for a Balhadj ball, and picked up his first yellow card.
The trouble began to flare on 36 minutes, when Halliche, trying to atone for his error in losing the ball, took down Motaeb after the forward took advantage of a sluggish Algerian defence to break into the box.
Mohamed Abdelshafi of Egypt celebrates after scoring his team's third goal against Algeria
Substitue Mohamed Abdelshafi scored from a tight angle to make it 3-0
After some deliberation, referee Bonaventure Koffi Codjia belatedly handed Halliche his second yellow and ordered the defender off.
After another long delay, Abd Rabou despatched the penalty, stopping in the run-up, which left Chaouchi incensed.
The Algerian keeper angrily chased down the referee and looked like he made contact with the official's head, who surprisingly only gave him a yellow card.
Bougherra was then lucky not to be caught for an elbow in Abd Rabou's face right at the end of a half that promised fireworks - and duly delivered.
Four minutes into the second period, Egypt had another penalty shout when Motaeb again appeared to be felled in the box, this time by Bougherra, but no decision was given.
With a half-hour to go, Algeria finally got the free kick on the edge of the Egyptian box that they had been seeking, which Yebda whipped in dangerously and brought a good save out of El Hadary.
Egypt should have then made it two, with players lining up to score in the six yard area, including Zidan and Abd Rabou, but they just could not get a shot away.
But a minute later, Zidan more than made up for it when he picked up the ball at the edge of the box and danced inside Belhadj to slam home beautifully into the top corner for a splendid second goal.
When we had to play with three men down, it was impossible to come back against a team like Egypt
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane
Algeria's frustration then told when Belhadj was given a straight red card for a two-footed lunge on Ahmed Al Muhammadi.
A minute later, Karim Matmour was almost in to pull one back for the Algerians but El Hadary cut it out well at the edge of his area.
Then nine minutes from time, Abdelshafi put the game well beyond his opponents' reach, with another beautifully taken goal.
The substitute scored with almost his first touch with a sumptuous left foot first-time strike from a tight angle, after a great little ball from Zidan.
Chaouchi, who was lucky to still be on the pitch after his earlier altercation with the referee, was then eventually given his marching orders, after receiving a second yellow for swinging a kick at Gedo.
The Desert Foxes were depleted by the time Gedo strolled in to make it four and seal Egypt's revenge emphatically.
Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib revelled in the win, saying his side deserved to reach their third consecutive final.
"We are a great team and deserve to be in the final again because we defeated three World Cup finalists [Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Algeria] to get there," he said.
"We also scored 10 goals in three matches."
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane blamed the loss on referee Codjia.
"The referee decided the outcome," Saadane said.
"He gave our best defender [Halliche] a red card for what was not a penalty.
"And when we had to play with three men down, it was impossible to come back against a team like Egypt, who play the ball around very well."
Algeria: Chaouchi, Yahia, Bougherra, Halliche, Belhadj, Yebda, Mansouri, Matmour (Abdoun 75), Ziani, Meghni (Laifaoui 67), Ghezzal (Zemmamouche 89).
Subs Not Used: Gaouaoui, Bezzaz, Lemmouchia, Saifi, Raho, Babouche, Zaoui, Bouazza, Ziaya.
Sent Off: Halliche (38), Belhadj (70), Chaouchi (88).
Booked: Halliche, Chaouchi.
Egypt: El Hadari, El Mohamady, Gomaa, Fathallah (Gedo 59), Moawad (Abdelshafy 78), Hassan, Fathi, Said, Abd Rabou, Zidan, Moteab (Ghaly 52).
Subs Not Used: Abdoul-Saoud, Salem, El Sakka, Eid, Tawfik, Shikabala, Raouf, Hamdy, Wahid.
Booked: Fathallah.
Goals: Abd Rabou 39 pen, Zidan 65, Abdelshafy 81, Gedo 90.
Att: 25,000
Ref: Bonaventure Koffi Codjia (Benin).
Hosni Abd Rabou put Egypt ahead from the spot, after Algeria's Rafik Halliche was sent-off for the foul.
Mohamed Zidan doubled the lead, before Mohamed Abdelshafi made it three and Mohamed Gedo completed the rout.
Algeria totally lost their discipline and saw Nadir Belhadj and keeper Fawzi Chaouchi also dismissed late on.
The game more than lived up to its billing as a fiery encounter with plenty of incident throughout.
Despite the huge security presence in Benguela, hundreds of Algerian and Egyptian fans made the long journey for the semi-final clash between the north African rivals - their first since a controversial World Cup qualifier in November.
But this time it would be the Egypt fans returning home happy, their country coming away with the bragging rights after the Algerians had qualified for South Africa at their expense two months ago.
Both teams started at a high pace, with plenty of physical challenges going in early on.
The Algerians made their tactical intentions clear from the off, as they were happy to sit deep and play long, in-swinging balls and try to gain free-kicks in good areas, to counter the organised Egyptians.
The first real chance of the encounter came on 24 minutes, with Zidan laying off a lovely little ball to fellow striker Emad Motaeb, who shot well from the edge of the area and pulled a diving save from Chaouchi.
Four minutes later, Halliche was harshly adjudged by the referee to have fouled Egypt keeper Essam El Hadary as he went for a Balhadj ball, and picked up his first yellow card.
The trouble began to flare on 36 minutes, when Halliche, trying to atone for his error in losing the ball, took down Motaeb after the forward took advantage of a sluggish Algerian defence to break into the box.
Mohamed Abdelshafi of Egypt celebrates after scoring his team's third goal against Algeria
Substitue Mohamed Abdelshafi scored from a tight angle to make it 3-0
After some deliberation, referee Bonaventure Koffi Codjia belatedly handed Halliche his second yellow and ordered the defender off.
After another long delay, Abd Rabou despatched the penalty, stopping in the run-up, which left Chaouchi incensed.
The Algerian keeper angrily chased down the referee and looked like he made contact with the official's head, who surprisingly only gave him a yellow card.
Bougherra was then lucky not to be caught for an elbow in Abd Rabou's face right at the end of a half that promised fireworks - and duly delivered.
Four minutes into the second period, Egypt had another penalty shout when Motaeb again appeared to be felled in the box, this time by Bougherra, but no decision was given.
With a half-hour to go, Algeria finally got the free kick on the edge of the Egyptian box that they had been seeking, which Yebda whipped in dangerously and brought a good save out of El Hadary.
Egypt should have then made it two, with players lining up to score in the six yard area, including Zidan and Abd Rabou, but they just could not get a shot away.
But a minute later, Zidan more than made up for it when he picked up the ball at the edge of the box and danced inside Belhadj to slam home beautifully into the top corner for a splendid second goal.
When we had to play with three men down, it was impossible to come back against a team like Egypt
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane
Algeria's frustration then told when Belhadj was given a straight red card for a two-footed lunge on Ahmed Al Muhammadi.
A minute later, Karim Matmour was almost in to pull one back for the Algerians but El Hadary cut it out well at the edge of his area.
Then nine minutes from time, Abdelshafi put the game well beyond his opponents' reach, with another beautifully taken goal.
The substitute scored with almost his first touch with a sumptuous left foot first-time strike from a tight angle, after a great little ball from Zidan.
Chaouchi, who was lucky to still be on the pitch after his earlier altercation with the referee, was then eventually given his marching orders, after receiving a second yellow for swinging a kick at Gedo.
The Desert Foxes were depleted by the time Gedo strolled in to make it four and seal Egypt's revenge emphatically.
Egypt assistant coach Shawki Gharib revelled in the win, saying his side deserved to reach their third consecutive final.
"We are a great team and deserve to be in the final again because we defeated three World Cup finalists [Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Algeria] to get there," he said.
"We also scored 10 goals in three matches."
Algeria coach Rabah Saadane blamed the loss on referee Codjia.
"The referee decided the outcome," Saadane said.
"He gave our best defender [Halliche] a red card for what was not a penalty.
"And when we had to play with three men down, it was impossible to come back against a team like Egypt, who play the ball around very well."
Algeria: Chaouchi, Yahia, Bougherra, Halliche, Belhadj, Yebda, Mansouri, Matmour (Abdoun 75), Ziani, Meghni (Laifaoui 67), Ghezzal (Zemmamouche 89).
Subs Not Used: Gaouaoui, Bezzaz, Lemmouchia, Saifi, Raho, Babouche, Zaoui, Bouazza, Ziaya.
Sent Off: Halliche (38), Belhadj (70), Chaouchi (88).
Booked: Halliche, Chaouchi.
Egypt: El Hadari, El Mohamady, Gomaa, Fathallah (Gedo 59), Moawad (Abdelshafy 78), Hassan, Fathi, Said, Abd Rabou, Zidan, Moteab (Ghaly 52).
Subs Not Used: Abdoul-Saoud, Salem, El Sakka, Eid, Tawfik, Shikabala, Raouf, Hamdy, Wahid.
Booked: Fathallah.
Goals: Abd Rabou 39 pen, Zidan 65, Abdelshafy 81, Gedo 90.
Att: 25,000
Ref: Bonaventure Koffi Codjia (Benin).
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Confident Zambia target Nigeria
Zambia coach Herve Renard
Herve Renard has guided Zambia to their first quarter-final in 14 years
Zambia are playing up their chances of reaching the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations, as they prepare to meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
The Chipolopolo reached the knock-out stages of the competition for the first time in 14 years with a confident 2-1 victory over Gabon on Thursday.
"Against Nigeria, our target is to reach the semi-final," Zambia coach Herve Renard said.
"They are a strong team, but we have a good chance against them."
Zambia leapt from bottom to top of Group D to qualify ahead of Cameroon and send the Gabonese and Tunisia out.
They meet Nigeria on Monday, just weeks after drawing 0-0 with the Super Eagles in a pre-tournament friendly in Durban.
And Renard is bullish about his team's chances of bettering that result in Lubango.
"For one thing, the pressure is on them, not on us," he said.
"We have nothing to lose. Our target at this competition was to reach at least the quarter-finals and we have done so now.
"From this stage on, it is a bonus for us."
Our qualification is the reward for all the hard work we have done in the last few years. We can only get better after this
Football Association of Zambia president Kalusha Bwalya
The Zambians were unlucky to lose out to a late winner in a 3-2 defeat to Cameroon, but their deserved win against Gabon, combined with a valuable 1-1 draw with Tunisia saw them through to set up a meeting with the Nigerians.
The two countries last clashed in the 1994 Nations Cup final, when Nigeria won 2-1 to clinch their second continental trophy.
"This has been a long time coming for Zambia," said a delighted Football Association of Zambia (Faz) president Kalusha Bwalya, who captained Zambia in the 1994 final.
"Our qualification is the reward for all the hard work we have done in the last few years. We can only get better after this.
"We are all happy, the whole team, the whole country. We showed that there are no underdogs in football.
"We will take a little time to celebrate this before we get back to work ahead of our match against Nigeria."
To progress, however, the Chipolopolo will have to overcome the absence of midfielder Rainford Kalaba and centre-half Kampamba Chintu, who picked up two costly second bookings in the win over Gabon.
Meanwhile, Nigeria midfielder Seyi Olofinjana has attributed Nigeria's progress to the quarter-finals to the high expectations of the Super Eagles' supporters.
"I want to thank the Nigerian fans because without their pressure, without their demands, maybe we wouldn't be doing as much as we are," he told BBC Sport.
"We don't see those pressures as destructive in any way. Rather we want to see them as constructive because they [the fans] expect us to do well."
Nigeria recovered from a 3-1 loss to Egypt in their opening game to beat Benin 1-0 and eased through with a 3-0 win over Mozambique.
Herve Renard has guided Zambia to their first quarter-final in 14 years
Zambia are playing up their chances of reaching the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations, as they prepare to meet Nigeria in the quarter-finals.
The Chipolopolo reached the knock-out stages of the competition for the first time in 14 years with a confident 2-1 victory over Gabon on Thursday.
"Against Nigeria, our target is to reach the semi-final," Zambia coach Herve Renard said.
"They are a strong team, but we have a good chance against them."
Zambia leapt from bottom to top of Group D to qualify ahead of Cameroon and send the Gabonese and Tunisia out.
They meet Nigeria on Monday, just weeks after drawing 0-0 with the Super Eagles in a pre-tournament friendly in Durban.
And Renard is bullish about his team's chances of bettering that result in Lubango.
"For one thing, the pressure is on them, not on us," he said.
"We have nothing to lose. Our target at this competition was to reach at least the quarter-finals and we have done so now.
"From this stage on, it is a bonus for us."
Our qualification is the reward for all the hard work we have done in the last few years. We can only get better after this
Football Association of Zambia president Kalusha Bwalya
The Zambians were unlucky to lose out to a late winner in a 3-2 defeat to Cameroon, but their deserved win against Gabon, combined with a valuable 1-1 draw with Tunisia saw them through to set up a meeting with the Nigerians.
The two countries last clashed in the 1994 Nations Cup final, when Nigeria won 2-1 to clinch their second continental trophy.
"This has been a long time coming for Zambia," said a delighted Football Association of Zambia (Faz) president Kalusha Bwalya, who captained Zambia in the 1994 final.
"Our qualification is the reward for all the hard work we have done in the last few years. We can only get better after this.
"We are all happy, the whole team, the whole country. We showed that there are no underdogs in football.
"We will take a little time to celebrate this before we get back to work ahead of our match against Nigeria."
To progress, however, the Chipolopolo will have to overcome the absence of midfielder Rainford Kalaba and centre-half Kampamba Chintu, who picked up two costly second bookings in the win over Gabon.
Meanwhile, Nigeria midfielder Seyi Olofinjana has attributed Nigeria's progress to the quarter-finals to the high expectations of the Super Eagles' supporters.
"I want to thank the Nigerian fans because without their pressure, without their demands, maybe we wouldn't be doing as much as we are," he told BBC Sport.
"We don't see those pressures as destructive in any way. Rather we want to see them as constructive because they [the fans] expect us to do well."
Nigeria recovered from a 3-1 loss to Egypt in their opening game to beat Benin 1-0 and eased through with a 3-0 win over Mozambique.
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