Zambia will line up against a team selected by fans in a friendly on December 28 2020 at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has confirmed the development through a press release.

The association says the friendly is part of fine-tuning the Chipolopolo ahead of their participation at the African Nations Championship (Chan) next year in Cameroon.

“Fans will have an opportunity to select a team of their choice from players that are not part of coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic’s squad through an online poll.

“Participants in the poll will have to send a message (SMS) comprising their best XI squad to 333 on MTN network. Fans will have to send the player’s surname and initial for the forename to make their choice,” the statement reads.

The poll will run up to Friday, December 25, 2020 with the selected squad set to be announced on Saturday.

“We are pleased to announce a fan’s poll for a select Zambia side that will see the selected national team players feature against a squad picked by fans. Fans are encouraged to utilize the sms option on the MTN network and provide their preferred best XI,” FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala says.

“The match is also an opportunity for any prospective late-minute inclusion in the Cameroon bound squad.”

Zambia were grouped alongside Guinea, Tanzania and Namibia at CHAN which will run from January 16 to February 10.