Zesco United’s friendly match against Sudan scheduled for today has been cancelled.
The friendly match was due to be played at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka but was called-off on the eve of the game just 24 hours after Sudan arrived in the country for a week-long training camp.
Zesco secretary Justin Mumba confirmed the games cancellation but could not give any further details as to when or whether the match will be played.
The possibility of the game being played on Sunday is out due to the national day of mourning for former UNIP minister Amok Phiri who passed away last week.
Meanwhile, Sudan are holding their training camp in Zambia ahead of hosting the 2011 CHAN tournament from February 4 t0 25.
The CHAN is a biannual CAF tournament for home-based player’s that enters its second edition after Cote d’Ivoire staged the first event in 2009 that was won by DR Congo.
And Sudan coach Mohamed Abdella Ahmed said on Friday that he was looking forward to a good training camp.
Sudan are also scheduled to face the Zambia Under-23 team when the side comes back from Harare after their All-Africa Games qualifier against Zimbabwe on Sunday.
zambia being used as a training camp by other countries, interesting.
Bonneti take a leaf dont go play in kuwati or London
Zambia has been a training camp for a long time! Its up to us to exploit this for business. Tunisia camped in Zambia b4 the 1996 nations cup.
BA KALWISHA BWALYA SORRY BIG MAN AM BEING USED BY THE SIMATA SIMATA TO INSULT YOU.AM SO SORRY FROM PANSHI PAMUTIMA WANDI. ALA YOU ARE THE BEST MAN FOR THIS JOB.
this guys are selfish,we ve fought but no position.Kalu twelele twapapata
Name of the team who played in front of the Sudan team