Friday, March 29, 2024

Mbesuma Shocks TP Mazembe

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Collins Mbesuma scored a brace to inspire Pirates to a 3-1 CAF Champions League home win over four-time champions TP Mazembe in Johannesburg this evening.

The win leaves Pirates needing only a draw in the return leg in Lubumbashi in a fortnights time to see Mazembe make a rare pre-group stage exit from the competition.

Mbesuma was on target in the 57th minute and completed his brace from with a penalty in the 90th minute.

The Zambian striker won the penalty after going down deep into injury time after making contact with Mazembe goalkeeper Mutaba Kadiaba.

Meanwhile, Pirates took the lead in the 2nd minute through Onyekachi Okonkwo before Mazembe striker Patou Kabangu made sure the two sides went 1-1 into the break.

Meanwhile the match enjoyed significant Zambian interest n the pitch.

Defender Hichani Himonde and midfielder Rainford Kalaba played the full 90 minutes for Mazembe while compatriot Nathan Sinkala came on in the 66th minute for the visitors.

26 COMMENTS

  1. From the little I saw, TP need a new coach and goal keeper. Our Himoonde also appears to a serious liability to them.

  2. TP Mazembe was outplayed by Orlando pirates throughout the game,they deserved to wing and should have scored more goals.

  3. This is biasness,Himonde and other Zambian chaps playing 4 TP Mazembe shud b given credit and recognition as well.yeah Mbesuma scored a brace and happy about it coz u Hero worship anything that has 2do wth R S A.I bet Pirates will b booted out by Himonde and company,and it won’t b a shock 2many soccer lovers.Iwish 2c a Zambian Team winning ths Competetion but…ah its soccer!

  4. Let’s pick players from the 162 players Renard has come up with.Forget about those TP Mazembe players.They are tired.Bravo Mbesuma.

  5. Its unfortunate to see how inconsistent our soccer analyst analyse bola in our country..just a loss of a game renders many players useless..and those who scored yo be in best..now hichani is finished coz of the loss..tomorow if tp wins..hichani will again be the man to look out for…sivinthu

  6. @NOSTRADAM ,I HAVE NOW PROVED THAT U ARE A LUNATIC .ZAMBIA WILL NEVER BELIEVE IN LUNATICS.ONLY UPND AND MMD WILL 4 U ARE LIKE MINDED. MBESUMA KEEP IT UP BOY! THEY HAD LOOKED DOWN UPON U .GOD HAS YOUR DESTINY.KING DAVID!!

  7. Pirates has been the best team of the night,showing no respect to TP Mazembe,they have been attacking left right and center , they deserved the WIN but MBESUMA penalty was clearly a similation, African refering has to up their standard.

  8. If your life is confused turn to God like Mbesuma! We all know what a wreck he had turned himself to. Many pipo including my self believed that the end had come fo this man. He is one of the most insulted, embarrassed and humiliated players in Zambian football history. He turned to God in his uselessness. Now God has given him a new life which has puzzled even herve Rena. U and I s lives might be worse than Mbesuma! Things have fallen apart. But God almighty can remake us. Sin destroys

  9. A big bravo to AMABHAKABHAKA the sea robbers at their best but they should play as a team;give more balls to the strikers especially Mbesuma,i can guaranty you ;PIRATES will bury TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi…

  10. The problem with Mbesuma is when he comes directly face to face with a keeper (with no pressure from any defender), he fails to score. Remember against Nigeria & also Burkina Faso during 2013 AFCON. Similar situation happened during last week’s game & he shot weakly straight into the keeper’s palms. That’s an area of improvement.

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