The Football Association of Zambia -FAZ- has confirmed an international friendly game for the Zambia Women’s national football team against the Black Queens of Ghana.

This is ahead of the 2018 Africa Women Championship slated for Ghana next month.

Coach Bashiru Hayford’s side are expected to depart from Ghana on Tuesday October 30 to Zambia where they will engage the She-Polopolo in an international friendly match scheduled for November 3.

The team will then leave Zambia on November 5 to Kenya where they are expected to play their Kenyan counterparts in a pre-tournament friendly game on November 7.

The Black Queens will return to Ghana on November 9 and will wrap up preparations for the competition with a friendly match against South Africa's Bayana Bayana before commencement of the tournament on Saturday November 17.

By Daraja Mutari