African sides have learned who they will face
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Sierra Leone, Malawi and Ethiopia lose out on latest Fifa rankings.
A bevy of new faces was found on the bench across the continent last weekend at the start of the 2017 African Nations Cup qualifiers.
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George Lwandamina has been appointed as caretaker coach of Zambia .
Cameroon became the first major casualty of the 2016 Olympic Games football qualifiers in Africa .
Ghana, Zambia and South Africa fall short.
Ghana overcome Claude LeRoy's Congo
Zambia
AFRICA CUP 2015
Nations Cup appearances: 16
Best result: Winners (2012)
Coach: Honour Janza (Zambia)
Key players: Rainford Kalaba, Kennedy Mweene, Stopilla Sunzu
Fifa ranking: 50
Zambia won the 2012 tournament when Equatorial Guinea co-hosted with Gabon.
One year later, the defending champions exited the competition without winning a game.
Ten of the current Chipolopolo squad were part of the victorious 2012 side.
