Leicester’s Patson Daka Shows Support for Zambian Women’s Team at FIFA World Cup

• Zambia became the first African country to be eliminated from the Women's World Cup
• Leicester City's Patson Daka has shown his support for the Copper Queens at the tournament
• Zambia made history when they qualified for the tournament in Australia and New Zealand

Zambia’s FIFA Women’s World Cup debut has been a true baptism of fire.

The Copper Queens lost their first two fixtures in the tournament but have a chance to redeem themselves against Costa Rica on July 31.

Both sides have already been eliminated from the tournament, with Zambia being beaten 5-0 by both Spain and Japan, SuperSport reported.

Despite the crushing defeats suffered by the team, Patson Daka wants them to keep their heads held high.

The Zambian international took to social media to encourage the side to stick together and support one another and continue pushing forward.

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Daka, who plays for Leicester City, has made 35 appearances for the men’s national team, but the side has never qualified for the tournament like the women’s side did.

As noted by FIFA, the Copper Queens made history when they became the first team from any landlocked African nation to qualify for a senior World Cup, male or female.

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The Copper Queens could not make it past the preliminary stages after back-to-back 5-0 losses in their opening two matches.

They remain bottom of Group C, having conceded five goals each against Japan and Spain, and their last match against Costa Rica is tagged as a formality, Sports Brief reported.

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The Copper Queens went down 5-0 to Zambia and were reduced to 10 players after Catherine Musondo was shown a second yellow card, Sports Brief reported.

The Zambian keeper was first shown a yellow card in the second half when she brought down Fujinho in the box, and received a second card in the 97th minute.