LUSAKA, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Stand-in head coach of the Zambia national team Wedson Nyirenda on Sunday announced a 23 member provisional squad of local players to start preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier match against Cameroon next month.
In a statement posted on the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) website, the trainer said that the local players will start preparations for the November 12 clash on Sunday, October 16.
"The residential camp will be held in Lusaka and it will be for a month. Foreign-based players will join us later, but the door remains open for more local players to join us," he said.
Zambia lost 1-2 to Nigeria in the first game of the Group B qualifiers at home on October 9, while Cameroon were held to 1-all draw by Algeria.
Full squad:
Goalkeepers: Jacob Banda (Zesco United), Allan Chibwe (Power Dynamos), Racha Kola (Zanaco)
Defenders: Lawrence Chungu, Billy Mutale (Power Dynamos), Simon Silwamba, Kondwani Mtonga (Zesco United), Adrian Chama (Green Buffaloes), Donashano Malama (Nkana), Ziyo Tembo, Fackson Kapumbu, George Chilufya (Zanaco)
Midfielders: Jack Chirwa (Green Buffaloes), Fwayo Tembo (Power Dynamos), Mwape Mwelwa, Cletus Chama, Misheck Chaila, John Ching' andu (Zesco United), Richard Kasonde, Charles Zulu, Rodrick Kabwe (Zanaco)
Strikers: Justin Shonga (Nkwazi), Jackson Mwanza (Zesco United).
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The National Finance Supervision Committee (NFSC) said in its economic report for the first seven months of the year released on Thursday that the monetary and financial market has been improved, contributing to the economic stability and reducing risks.
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CANBERRA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Australian universities have for the first time agreed to set quota targets for admitting Indigenous students into tertiary education in an effort to "close the gap" of Indigenous disadvantage.
The strategy, agreed to by the nation's tertiary education committee, Universities Australia, includes goals to ensure Indigenous Australians are enrolling in university degrees at a rate 50 percent higher than non-Indigenous Australians, to achieve equal retention rates (reduce dropouts) by 2025, and to achieve equal degree completion rates by 2028.
Universities Australia chief executive Belinda Robinson said lifting retention and degree completion rates would be a challenge that universities around the country are willing to grapple with.
"We've seen really good growth rates. But we do see Indigenous students dropping out at a much greater rate than non-Indigenous students," Robinson told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Wednesday.
Meanwhile the dean of Aboriginal engagement at the University of South Australia, Peter Buckskin, said the strategy had been discussed among leading Australian universities for some time, and laying out the strategy for all to see was the next crucial step.
"We think (Australian universities) are now on a trajectory of getting this right," Buckskin told the ABC.
"I think higher education is not an easy space to work in when you're small in numbers."
"We've got to ensure that Australian universities see Aboriginal cultures and perspectives as really important core business of the university."
According to statistics, Indigenous Australians currently make up 1.6 percent of all Australian university enrollments despite making up 2.7 percent of the "working age" population.