Zambia coach Herve Renard has insisted he is not disturbed his team are not scoring goals leading up to next month’s Africa Cup of Nations, where they are drawn against the likes of Senegal and co-hosts Equatorial Guinea.
The Chipolopolo of Zambia have failed to beat or even score against Angola and Nigeria’s Super Eagles in warm-up matches recently.
They lost 1-0 in Angola and were turned back by Nigeria 2-0 in Kaduna.
“It is a problem of confidence a lot of times that means the confidence will come with a lot of hard work,” Renard said.
Zambia’s last goals came on the road in Asia last month where they beat India 5-0 and Goa Select 4-1 during a weeklong training camp on the subcontinent.
“Goals have only come from the India outing and you know it was not the same level,” Renard said.
However, Renard has insisted that there is no crisis since he had only 50 percent of his strikers at his disposal in camp.
“We have so many strikers like Emmanuel Mayuka, Roger Kola, Collins Mbesuma we do not have to be worried,” he said.
James Chamanga and Christopher Katongo are the only experienced attackers who have joined camp since it began a fortnight ago in Lusaka before they were supplemented by Under-20 strikers Evans Kangwa and Reynold Kampamba.
The South African and European based call-ups are all expected to join camp in Johannesburg after December 27.
A 26-man team will be announced this week that will camp in South Africa until January 18 before Renard names his final 23 for the Africa Cup.
Zambia have since resumed training at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka after the trip to Angola although striker Chamanga missed the workout due to a slight knock.