Thursday, March 28, 2024

Dario Drops Four Pros For Cecafa Cup

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Zambia coach Dario Bonetti has dropped four foreign-based players for the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup that kicks off this weekend.

All four players joined the team on the eve of the team’s departure for Tanzania on Wednesday morning ahead of the opening ceremony in Dar-es-Salaam on Saturday.

The four include defender Davies Nkausu of SuperSport United in South Africa after joining the team on Monday.

Also dropped was the duo of Sebastian Mwansa and defender Hichani Himoonde from African champions TP Mazembe of DR Congo including Swedish-based player Donwell Yobe.

Russian-based midfielder Chisamba Lungu is the only foreign-based player in the team that left at 10:00 today for Tanzania.

Meanwhile, Zesco United defender Billy Mwanza has said the teams’ first match against hosts Tanzania on Saturday will have a significant telling in which direction Zambia will go at the Cecafa Cup.

“I can’t predict right now but from the first game Against Tanzania, we will see from the the way forward for the team,” Mwanza said prior to departure at Lusaka International Airport.

Zambia are in Group A together with Burundi, Somalia and hosts Tanzania.

Goalkeepers: Jacob Banda (Zesco United), Raja Kola (Zanaco)

Defenders: Jimmy Chisenga (Red Arrows), Dennis Banda (Green Buffaloes), Stephen Kabamba (Kabwe Warriors), Brian Musonda (Nkwazi), Billy Mwanza, Nyambe Mulenga (Both Zesco United)

Midfielders: Thomas Nyirenda, Allen Mukuka (Both Zanaco),  Joseph Sitali,Kennedy Mudenda, Simon Bwalya (All Power Dynamos), Chisamba Lungu (FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia)

Strikers: Dube Phiri (Red Arrows), Winston Kalengo, Vanecious Mapande (Both Zanaco)

5 COMMENTS

  1. Yaba ine umwenso wangena ka. many prayers come from Zanaco and look the way they played in the in CAF- blunt in the front line. if they scored goals were 1 or 2. My best hope is in adubelo phiri. we only wish the best for the boys

  2. I AGREE WITH NO 3. IT IS NOT GOOD INDEED TO REPORT LATE AS A PLAYER. FOR HOW LONG ARE OUR PLAYERS GOING TO LEARN. DO WE REQUIRE TO TAKE PLAYERS TO SCHOOL FOR THEM TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF LATE COMMIMNG.THIS MAKES THE COACH TO FAIL TO PICK UP THE CORRECT PLAYERS.WELL LET THIS BE A LESSON TO OUR PLAYERS AND LET IT CONTINUE SO THAT DISCIPLINE IS INDUCED IN THE PLAYERS.

  3. That was a very good idea by this new coach to leave out players who report for duty late. Job well done and this might open eyes to the players in future. Hope this decision will yield a W in Tanzania as he will be hanged by us who are very good to criticizes the coaches moves. No hope for the W, as i won’t gonna be mad as i’m used to Zambia’s loses all the time. No miracle either too!!! I’m ready for the lose just let me know how many goals other teams scores.

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