Power Dynamos-bound defensive midfielder Thomas Nyirenda has been ruled out of this year’s Africa Cup.
Zambia coach Herve Renard told the Sunday Mail that Nyirenda has failed to show significant progress in his recovery for the tournament that kicks off on January 21 in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
“Thomas needs time to recover and he is out of Africa Cup of Nations,” Renard said.
Nyirenda has failed to recover fully from a knee injury he sustained against Comoros in a 2012 Africa Cup Group C qualifier that Zambia won 2-1 away on September 4.
The news means the ex-Konkola Blades player becomes the third player out of the Africa Cup and he also misses out on making his debut at the Africa Cup.
Striker Jacob Mulenga and midfielder William Njobvu will also miss the tournament due to injury.
Hard luck man
its good riddance
THIS IS THE FOOL THAT COSTED ZANBIA LATE TIME. WELL DONE LERNAD.
Nothing a chap can do, but for Kola it is just unfortunate that the club was abiding ti FIFA rules. Any way good lucky and I hope you will go past the first round
making his debut..? hang on!. i thought thats the nyirenda who failed us against the nigerians penalty shoot out in angola or is it another chap with the same names…? iam confused….plse don’t feed us with dodge reports…
We still have good players just make last minutes touches
Sorry guys
We should win this African cup, that’s where our team perished. Good Zambians, do it for your brothers who died for our mother Zambia. Before starting the Games, please go to the site and swim in water for good luck from bena: John Soko, Efford Chabala?? We miss you our brothers. MYSRIP
Lets not PLay names playing as a team is all what we need.Had luck Thoma