Nickname(s) Chipolopolo (The Copper Bullets)
Association Football Association of Zambia
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Most caps Kalusha Bwalya
Top scorer Godfrey Chitalu[citation needed]
Home stadium Independence Stadium
FIFA code ZAM
FIFA ranking 60
Highest FIFA ranking 15 (February 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 80 (May 2004)
Elo ranking 64
Highest Elo ranking 28 (April 1994)
Lowest Elo ranking 99 (May 2004)
The Zambia national football team is the association football team representing the country of Zambia and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. The side is nicknamed Chipolopolo (the Copper Bullets) as copper is one of the southcentral African nation's main exports. The team has two African Nations Cup final appearances to its credit and among its most memorable moments is a 4-0 victory over Italy in the 1988 Olympic football tournament in Seoul, South Korea that saw Kalusha Bwalya score a hat-trick.