ZESCO Ndola Girls goalkeeper Leticia Lungu has been called up to the Zambia team in place of goalkeeper Hazel Nali, who has withdrawn due to injury ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Nali suffered a laxity in the Medial Collateral Ligament and a complete tear of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) during training in Germany and is likely to be out of action for a minimum of six weeks. Lungu was part of the 35-member provisional team that was in Germany for an international camp but did not make the final team. Nali, Kazakhstan-based goalkeeper Catherine Musonda, and Nkwazi Queens goalkeeper Eunice Sakala were cut. Meanwhile, Thandiwe Zulu, Green Buffaloes Women FC defender, and Anita Mulenga have joined the Copper Queens technical bench in New Zealand as the team nutritionist and equipment manager, respectively. Zulu, a lecturer at Makeni School of Nursing, will conduct a nutritional assessment of the team and provide dietary guidelines for the team throughout their training, pre-match, matchday, and post-match recovery programs. Mulenga joins the Copper Queens backroom staff as the equipment manager, and the initiative to engage Mulenga is part of the Football Association of Zambia's Career Transition Program.