Arrows and the Under-17 team are in action on Saturday at home while Zesco are on the road away in Cote d’Ivoire.
At Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka, Arrows hosts Ocean Boys of Nigeria in a Caf Confederations Cup 1st round, 1st leg match.
This will be Ocean Boys first ever trip to Zambia for the club that was formed in 2002 before winning the Nigeria league in 2006.
While Arrows began their Confederations Cup campaign with a preliminary round 7-0 aggregate win over Mundu of Zanzibar, Ocean Boys enjoyed a bye in only their second outing in Africa.
Ocean Boys last African campaign ended in a 1-0 preliminary round aggregate defeat at the hands of Kallon FC of Sierra Leone in the 2007 Caf Africa Champions League after a scoreless home draw.
And on the same day down the road in Mazabuka, the Zambia Under-17 side take on Malawi Under-17 in a junior international friendly at Nakambala Stadium.
Malawi face Zambia in a preparatory match ahead of their participation in the Algeria 2009 Caf Africa Under-17 Championships that kickoffs on March 19 in Algiers.
Meanwhile, Zesco make the first Caf club competition visit to West Africa when they face Africa Sports in Abidjan on Sunday afternoon in a Caf Africa Champions League 1st round, 1st leg match.
Like Arrows West African opponents, Africa Sports enter the fray in the 1st round on bye while Zesco arrive in Abidjan after qualifying from the preliminary stage 5-1 on aggregate.
Zesco travel to face Africa Sports minus striker Enoch Sakala who is serving a one-match ban while loan-signings from Lusaka Dynamos defender Hichani Himoonde and midfielder Josphat Nkhoma are expected to make their debuts after recovering from injuries.
Top scorer Clifford Chipalo on three goals in the competition so far is in the team.
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“Zesco Looking to Tame The West ” I like that expression.
Its a real test for ZESCO and Arrows. May mother luck smile on you.
In football anything can happen its high time we stopped dancing to the tune of names. Zesco and Arrows can make it. Its the name of the game.