{"id":334217,"date":"2025-12-28T11:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T10:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/?p=334217"},"modified":"2025-12-28T18:01:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T17:01:07","slug":"sichone-puts-pressure-on-the-stakes-ahead-of-morocco-zambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/sichone-puts-pressure-on-the-stakes-ahead-of-morocco-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sichone puts pressure on the stakes ahead of Morocco\u2013Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of a match that could shift the balance in Group A, Zambian coach Moses Sichone has set the tone: Zambia has no margin for error and must deliver a standout performance to stay alive in this Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Within the Chipolopolo camp, the message is clear: accept Morocco&#8217;s status without resigning to it.<\/p>\n<p>Facing the host nation, Sichone emphasized the importance of preparation and the quality of the opponent, described as &#8220;the best team in the group.&#8221; \u201cWe must prepare optimally for this decisive match against Morocco, the host country and the best team in the group,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the immediate stakes, Sichone also outlined his philosophy: build from the back, prioritize ball circulation over direct play, and rely on the technical skills of his squad. This approach is embraced, with a message of responsibility directed at his players about the idea of \u201crepresenting an entire country\u201d in a unique competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of a match that could shift the balance in Group A, Zambian coach Moses Sichone has set the tone: Zambia has no margin for error and must deliver a standout performance to stay alive in this Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Within the Chipolopolo camp, the message is clear: accept Morocco&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":334218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[256],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-334217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afcon-en"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=334217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":334219,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/334217\/revisions\/334219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/334218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=334217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=334217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=334217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}