Win is Big Relief-Wedson

Zanaco coach Wedson Nyirenda has said Saturday’s 4-0 win over URA of Uganda in the Orange CAF Champions League was a big relief.

Zanaco had previously lost both their last two competitive matches losing 1-0 to both URA in the first leg and Zesco United in the Charity shield semifinals in a space of one week.

Nyirenda said prior to the three games, Zanaco had not played any intensive friendly matches and jumped straight into the deep end.

“The team has been tested in real match situations and I think it has been good for us,” Nyirenda said at Nkoloma after the win over URA.

“It (The win) is a very big motivation for us because we had been finding it difficult to find the back of the net in our past two games.”

Zanaco’s passage to the first round of the CAF Champions League was secured thanks to a brace from Makundika Sakala while Allen Mukuka and Winston Kalengo chipped in with a goal each.

Zanaco face 1998 CAF Champions League winner ASEC Mimosa in the first leg, first round on March 20 and will host the Cote d’Ivoire club in Lusaka.