Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Weekend Cup Previews

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Kabwe Warriors and demoted Nakambala Leopards clash in this years BP Top 8 final at Nkoloma stadium in Lusaka.

Warriors will be hoping to secure an 8th BP Top 8 title and move within one of record title winners Mufulira Wanderers who have won it 9 times.

Both sides will be at full strength with notably Warriors who have all their international players available for the match.

Striker Emmanuel Mayuka defenders Clive Sichondwe and Bronson Chama have all be with held from Under-23 duty to be available for the final.

Nakambala on the other hand, who will be appearing in their first-ever major cup final, will also have their under-23 star striker Signs Chibambo available to lead in attack.

Chibambo’s partner upfront and ex-Afrisports attacker Dan Masumba will be hoping to add to his 7 competitive goals he has already scored this season.

Meanwhile, honors this past season between the two sides have been even.

Nakambala won 1-0 in a Week 8 game in Mazabuka on April 9 before Warriors got their revenge in Week 23 on August 22 with a 2-1 win at Railway Ground.

And in the 3rd and 4th place playoff at the same venue to be played earlier at lunchtime Zanaco will take on Konkola Blades.

There will be more cup action on Sunday when six out of the eight the last 16 of the Mosi Cup games will be played.

Topping the bill is the Lusaka City Council match against defending Mosi Cup champions Zesco United including 2006 runner-up Red Arrows clash against Tazara Express at Nkoloma.

The rest of the fixtures will see promoted Chambishi visiting Young Arrows while at Woodlands, National Assembly and Zamtel engaged in all-relegated showdown.

In Ndola, Forest Rangers await Green Buffaloes while Nchanga Rangers wait Lusaka Dynamos in Chingola.

The City of Lusaka-Warriors and Kalomo Jetters-Blades matches have all been postponed due to both visiting sides BP Top 8 commitments 24 hours earlier.

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