The Zambia U-17 National Team yesterday afternoon was involved in an All Stars vs the Rest match as part of their preparation for the AFCON. The match took place at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka and it ended 1-1 as none of the two sides managed to come on top of the other. The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) organized the match as the build-up to the 2023 Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Coach Ian Bakala will use the performance of players from yesterday's match to try and rope in some new faces from the Rest squad. The Rest squad was assembled by a team of experts and legends who went around the provinces to pick U-17 talent that did not make it to the initial squad. U-15 head coach Aaron Kawangu was in charge of the Rest squad. Among the technical experts who were in attendance to keep watch on the process were national team assistant coach Moses Sichone, 2012 AFCON winning skipper Christopher Katongo, Moomba Ng’andu, and 2012 golden boot winner Emmanuel Mayuka. Zambia will be returning to the tournament after seven years having last appeared in 2015 under Chris Kaunda led by now Leicester City striker Patson Daka. Zambia only managed a single win, beating hosts Niger 2-1 with goals from Wayne Museba and the Leicester City forward. This time around the team will be hoping to go a step further by going beyond the group stage. The Under-17 AFCON will be held from April 29-May 19 in Algeria with Zambia in Group B alongside Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa. FAZ