Simukonda Fumes After City Shock Zesco Utd

Zesco United coach Fighton Simukonda has rued his sides chances against City of Lusaka after suffering their second Super Division loss of the season when they went down to a shock 1-0 defeat away at Woodlands stadium today in a rescheduled Week 14 game.

Zesco found a resilient City under new coach Fewdays Musonda had to breakdown as the new man on the bench at Woodlands confounded critics.

Simukonda on the other hand blasted his charges for failing to get the three points that would have seen them go top of the Super Division table today supplanting leaders Nchanga Rangers until this Saturdays week 22 games.

“We were playing as if we had won the game,” Simukonda said in a post-match interview after the match at Woodlands. “We have to change our attitude.”

Simukonda warned that he expected a better game from Zesco who face difficult assignment against Green Buffaloes on Saturday at Edwin Emboela stadium in their second straight league match in Lusaka in a space of four days.

“Buffaloes also want to win the league so it will be a tricky if the same attitude we take we are going to lose again,” Simukonda said.

City secured the three points to collect their fifth win of the season thanks to a 50th minute goal tapped in by their new boy from DR Congo Fabrice Mbimba who joined them two weeks ago.

City rise from the bottom of the table from 16th to 15th after today’s win.

Meanwhile, this was City’s second spirited display.

Coincidentally, City looked inspired with one Dario Bonetti turning up in the stands to watch the match after earlier watching them against Nkana in a game they lost 1-0 on Saturday while playing with the same determined zeal.

City travel to Ndola on Saturday to face former coach Hector Chilombo’s Forest Rangers at Dola Hill.

And in the other rescheduled Week 20 match played today in Lusaka, Nkwazi and Red Arrows played out to a scoreless draw at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka.

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