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The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says head coach Moses Sichone, midfielder Miguel Chaiwa and video analyst, Elias Chipota, have been admitted to St George Private Hospital in Port Elizabeth after falling ill from suspected food poisoning.
The trio were taken to hospital on Saturday after their condition worsened, with symptoms including fever, diarrhoea and vomiting.
Team Doctor Wesley Ngongo has remained in South Africa to monitor their progress.
This is according to a statement issued in Lusaka on Sunday by FAZ Head of Media and Communications Nkweto Tembwe.
FAZ General-Secretary, Machacha Shepande, said the association was working with South African authorities to ensure the affected members receive proper medical care.
“The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) is working closely with its host Association and the local medical authorities to ensure that the affected receive the best possible medical attention. We are also happy that some of the cases reported in the team earlier have significantly improved with the affected parties being monitored,” Shepande said.
Meanwhile, the rest of the squad has departed Port Elizabeth for Angola via Johannesburg, while four ZESCO United players—Kabaso Chongo, Gift Mphande, Pascal Phiri and David Simukonda—have returned home to join their teammates preparing for the CAF Confederation Cup tie against Egypt’s Zamalek.
FAZ has also confirmed that Leicester City forward Patson Daka will miss Tuesday’s friendly against Angola after his club requested his withdrawal. Israel-based striker Kennedy Musonda has returned to his base to attend to his wife, who fell ill during his national team duty.
Zambia faces Angola in Luanda on Tuesday in the second friendly match arranged for the November FIFA window.
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