CAF and FIFA have decided that Zambia will host Djibouti on October 7 with the winner qualifying to the next round, according the newspaper of Zambia.

This follows Djibout's failure to host Zambia in the first leg of the Beijing 2008 qualifiers due to security reasons.

FAZ general secretary John Musonda said here Thursday that his association is happy with the arrangement.

The Under 20 national team went into camp in Lusaka on Monday to prepare for the CAF championship first round encounter against Madagascar on August 5.

"Zambia is one of the seeded countries that were exempted from participating in the preliminary rounds," said Musonda.