A full house Chipolopolo stepped up preparations for Friday’s Morocco 2025 Group G Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Coted’Ivoire with an intense session at the National Institute of Youth and Sports of Abidjan.

Coach Avram Grant and his technical bench made the most of the pristine flood-lit university facility pitch with a session that exuded positive energy among the lads.

The 23-member squad summoned for duty all had a running and got a feel of the fairly humid Abidjan atmosphere.

Zambia shifts base to the battle zone of Bouake this morning and will have a feel of the 40,000 capacity Le Stade de la Paix de Bouaké at 19:00 hours local time (21:00 hours CAT).

The African champions host Zambia on Friday in the opening Group G tussle which kicks off at 21:00 hours CAT.