2008 Coca Cola Schools Soccer Champions Kalonga High have been eliminated from this years competition.
Kalonga’s future in this years competition was decided by Copperbelt champions Chingola High who beat them 2-0 and Mwinilunga who defeated winless Samfya 5-0 in their respective final Group A games in Lusaka today.
Mwinilunga crushed Samfya thanks to a Emmanuel Phiri while Royd Jameson Jikubi and Royd Mufwankolo chipped in with a goal each.
The outgoing champions finished their preliminary group stage matches on 7 points from their four games played after suffering their only loss of the tournament against Chingola that sealed their fate in this years outing.
Mwinilunga from North-Western Province finished top of Group A on 10 points.
Meanwhile, Chingola finished one point behind Mwinilunga in 2nd position on 9 points following a 3-0 win over Western Province champions Senanga thanks to a hat trick from Masautso Tembo.
Mwinilunga and Chingola will face Parklands and Nampundwe respectively in Thursdays semifinals.
Parklands and Nampundwe secured their passage to the semifinals after they drew 1-1 in their final Group B game today to tie at the top on an unassailable 8 points and on the same goal aggregate.
Nampundwe scored first through Edward Bwalya while leveled after the break through an Innocent Mazimba penalty to share the spoils and sail through to the penultimate stage of the Coke Schools Championship.
Discipline should be encouraged at this level and Zambia may have a bright future in the soccer world.
Kalos what happened, I wish Namakwa was still there!!!!!
There is alot of talent at this tournament. It appears Mwinilunga is has returned to its hey days of producing stars. We are yet to watch good soccer. Let us give support to the boys participating in this tournament. Who know may be the likes of late Benard Chanda, Obby Kapita, Godfrey Chitalu, Kelvin Mutale could emerge from this event. I say kip on sponsoring Zambian Breweries Plc for job weldone.
Uh boring boring boring