Grey clouds are gathering after five rounds of matches have been played over the Faz Premier League landscape with the pressure slowly bearing down on two trainers.
Zanaco and Power Dynamos coaches are feeling the heat as the storm gathers over the horizon after stuttering starts to the still month and a half old league campaign.
Zanaco’s unconvincing form under Coach Wesley Mondo has continued after suffering their second straight league loss on Wednesday following their 1-0 away defeat to league leaders Young Arrows on Wednesday.
The defeat was also Zanaco’s third this season and number 2 in a roll after going down by the same margin in another away league match this time to Roan United last Saturday.
Zanaco’s recent poor form wiped-out Mondo’s team brief two-match respite that saw them bounced back after Power crushed them 5-0 in their week 1 game on March 15.
“Our form is unbelievable and it hurts even more that we have lost to a team like Young Arrows who have never beaten us before in the league,” Zanaco assistant coach Kelvin Kaindu said.
Zanaco are just above the drop zone in 12th place and this Saturday host fellow strugglers Chambishi who are just below them in 13th place and a point behind them on 5 points.
Power on the other hand have revealed that head coach Fodson Kabole’s job is safe despite a poor start to the new season.
The statement comes on the back of Wednesdays 3-0 home loss to Green Buffaloes in Kitwe.
Rumors abound of Power players over-celebrating in the run-up to the game against Buffaloes with a two-day post-victory party that commenced just after the teams big 1-0 win over Zesco United last Saturday.
This is after Power ended a three-match losing streak before returning business as usual against Buffaloes in mid-week at Arthur Davies that was greeted with vitriol from their hard-to-please fans.
Power host Young Arrows this Saturday.
Another defeat this time to unbeaten Young Arrows will put Kabole in a difficult situation.
Power’s poor current comes almost 11 months after Kabole took over at Power whom he helped steer from 12th position in May, 2007 to finish the season in 3rd at the end of that campaign.
Faz Premier League
23/04/2008
Week 2
Young Arrows 1(J.Mkandawire 48″ pen) – Zanaco 0
Week 4
Kabwe Warriors 0-Â Zesco United 0
Power Dynamos 0 –Â Green Buffaloes 3(Reuben Tembo 2″ 28″, Brian Chilando 66″)
TOP SCORERS
After games Played 23/04/2008
LEAGUE, INTL & CUP:
Reuben Tembo (Green Buffaloes):5
Emmanuel Mayuka (Kabwe Warriors): 4
William Njobvu (Lusaka Dynamos): 3
Nicholas Zulu (Zesco United): 3
Francis Kombe (Power Dynamos): 3
Morgan Hanjeema (Green Buffalkoes): 3
Kruger Mwansa (Young Arrows) : 2
Simon Bwalya (Power Dynamos): 2
Lottie Phiri (Zesco United): 2
Mathew Macha (Nchanga Rangers): 2
Sebastian Mwansa (Green Buffaloes): 2
Wilson Mutupa (Green Buffaloes): 2
Top teams from last season seem to have it rough , no wonder they failed to go further in AFON soccer competition , lets try other teams this time , maybe they can lose on penalties and blame the referee.Work had anyway we may have better results this time.
Our zambian footballers drink more beers than us madala….? no commitment with these young fellas.
# Beer drinking is part of the Zambian culture
Go Go GBFC that is what we know of you.
Just wait. By the time the league is half way. Y Arrows wiull fighting against relegation. The current big gunners will come in full force.