Thursday, April 25, 2024

Zambia Lose In Seoul

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Emmanuel Mayuka
Emmanuel Mayuka

Zambia went down 2-1 away to South Korea in a friendly played this afternoon in Seoul.

South Korea put Zambia under the cosh for most of the match but an inspirational Kennedy Mweene was the visitors saviour in a match missing the Katongo brothers.

Christopher was reportedly injured while Felix missed the game completely due to flight connection problems in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Keun Ho Lee struck twice in the 16th and 38th minutes to punish a shaky Zambian defence.

Emmanuel Mayuka scored Zambia’s consolation in between in the 28th minute.

Zambia who struggled to find some balance and were clearly also missing Rainford Kalaba who is away on Champions League duty with TP Mazembe.

Meanwhile, Herve Renard’s side had three good chances in the second half to give the score line some respectability in the midst of South Korean pressure.

Mayuka shot was saved in the 77th minute while William Njobvu hit the post in front of an open goalmouth and the rebound wasted by James Chamanga.

63 COMMENTS

  1. Really there was nothing to show off as Champion as Zambia went down to South Korea.For sure the TP Mazambian contigent is needed.

  2. Only undeducated people without nothing to do follow this sport!

    I dont know even know why I clicked on the article

    Poor man’s game

    Thanks

    • What then are you doing on this thread hanging aroung uneducated people?This is the internet you should have a wide range of sites and topics to contribute to and not soccer.Essh get a life you really sound fake most of the times.What kind of education have you attained?

    • You don`t know even why you clicked on the article??? And you always claim to be the most educated Zambian.With all your MBA, CIMA etc u couldn`t reason/think b4 clicking???
      Good luck Mama. Next time think b4 u act otherwise u sound chainama client lol!

    • Thought you said you you’re in the UK girl? So how come you don’t know how rich soccer is? I think your name is right – there’s a serious shortage of brains in your head…

    • Hi there Mushota, today I will be forced to comment on you, even though I know you are a joker.

      First as your name means there is something missing with you! and if you are really a woman you must be very ugly, that it is so difficult for you to get attention in the real world,
      Otherwise welcome to the world of internet were people like you feel alive

  3. Kudos to FAZ for putting together a quality friendly. I am sure the point of the exercise was to assess players and give the team a workout against solid opposition..this was achieved.
    As for the scoreline? thats neither here nor there..the only scoreline tha will matter will be when the Cranes arrive in Ndola.

  4. It was a good exposure for them, job well done guys, do not condem everytime, give praise
    where it is deserves.

  5. South Korea are no pushovers. They are the Asian champions and bronze medalist in the recent Olympics. They also have some good players playing for teams like Manchester united, Arsenal, Millan etc.

  6. don’t give excuse ba LT the truth is even if zambia was full team , they can’t win ks , that i know whather you take it nor not .

  7. Down we go once more on the FIFA ladder. And now the PaFwaka chaps cant even say its because of them that we are losing only when we are winning thats when they come out and say we are governing nicely. Nizoona niPamaFi. I rest my case!

  8. since time in memorial i dont remember znbc televising friendly matches especially from korea,this to me a soccer loving zambian is a move in the right direction and faz should continue with such good arrangements and we are behind supporting to see that the game of football develops.we will follow the game termed as people who have nothing to do,go zambia go we behind u

  9. Good quality highly ranked FIFA opposition that’s what we have been calling for long overdue..good wake up call instead of wasting time playing pub teams, play teams that are technically good so as you take the friendlies seriously already flaws observed in rounding up foreign based players.

  10. First I say thats the name of the game. You win some and lose others. Next time FAZ be serious with ronding up all the pros for such friendlies. Otherwise it was hard for us. Amen .

  11. This is a good result against a team that has consistently qualified to the world cup finals. This is the kind of opposition we need to prepare against the Cranes of Uganda.

  12. It is time the coach stopped using Chisamba as a defender! Big teams can punish us terribly! How can he be in front of a striker and not behind a goal you are defending? This is very serious error! And as Lorna has observed the defence needs to be serious. They are just watching you can not do that in the upcoming matches! Chisamba has conceded similar goals and nearly cost us more before in that role. Remember we need to win all if we are to have a strike at Brazil!

  13. Ooh Nooo! Our FIFA Cocacola ranking in shiiit! Meanwhile Russia 1–1 Ivory Coast (the AFCON runners-up)

  14. FAZ is useless… what flight connection problems?? its better i just sit back and smoke marijuana and win in my mind with my good meditations instead of always being the least country in everything….:((

  15. Chisamba is not a defender ba Rena. We consided 3 goals at the Afcon and all were past Chisamba. He even dribled torwards our own goal at some point. The boy is fast so use him right. Chi Mayuka chikali but about Jacob Mulenga the whites as usual are screwing us. Charles Musonda never played many games for Zambia because the whites always cheated that he was injured but always played in their games. They are doing the same with Jacob. I can asure you Jacob will be in this Saturdays game at his club. They have spend money like they did on Chalie to repair his leg and they do not want him to play black games because he can get injured again.

  16. Guys i watch live match 7am our time, 1 pm zed time & 8pm Korean time. They played better then us & that was Korean  B team, Zambia was just playing in their half, they could attack even Mayuka scored by lucky. Now the coach will say we are still build a team if won he would have say we played well. I don’t see Zambia beating Ghana even Uganda. Kennedy Mweene was not in good shape & the second goal was his fault. defenders, strikers were just useless too. Not i know African cup was won by lucky & don’t see Zambia defending it next years. They will go out on first stage & will drop again on FIFA rating next month. 

  17. It was really good not to have the Katongo brothers, it could have been worse. Thank You captain Kennedy Mweene, he better keep the band forever.

  18. Other African footballing news: Ivory Coast held Fabio Capello’s Russia 1:1 and  China 1 : Ghana 1.
    How about you ba Zambia my cousins? 

  19. At one time we were just chasing shadows but we later found our rythym. Njobvu’s miss was a classic one. It is a scoreline am not bitter about considering South Korea are a good side

  20. Gents lets be real, of the whole contingent that plays at TP Mazembe only three players are first team players in the Zambia team, Kalaba, Sunzu and Sinkala. So let us stop trying to make out like 9 of our top 11 are from TP Mazembe. Some guys are even going as far as saying without TP players it is Zambia B, that is nonsense, do these three players make the bulk of the national team, NO!!!!! South Korea have improved a lot of late as was evidenced by their showing at the world cup so let us no cry too much, even Italy lost by the score line yesterday, does that make them useless? Be real gents the guys tried.

  21. Zambia has arrived on the world stage. Come WorldCup Brazil, we shall be there. Good preparation. South Korea is always of late at the WorldCup. It is a strong team, they are fast, quick on the turn and super fit team. Good scoreline Zambia. u really gave them a run for their money. Pa levy stadium bakese, kufwa.

  22. its right for people to condemn the loss and mention were the team went wrong. i personally do not have a problem losing friendly matches providing you know your mistakes so that you win the qualifying games. so come the uganda game, sunzu and HH wil be in central defence, mayuka and jacob in front, kalaba, chansa, chisamba and big katongo in mid field. sinkala get well soon and jacob we wish your dad a quick recovery. there is no problem in falling what matters is how many times you get up and fight.

  23. @ # 35 you are right no wonder you are ba biggie and not ba small. korea were more coordinated because the bulk of those players are local so they know each other. if that same team had trained together for some time it would have been defferent score line. lets just be focused and win the remaining games .

  24. Zambia shud start gettin good results against teams like SK if they r genuine participants 4 world cup 2014. No excuses! HR’s failure 2 find a replacement 4 Kalaba tells us how he fails 2 read the game. Y not find a different strategy if Kalaba is not there? Honestly, HR does not win away games. The team built by tourist Bonneti was better and won afcon.

  25. number 33 when did zambians become cousins to zimbabweans? Remind me otherwise i better rush to Harare and sleep with my lady cousins. Chamanga is useless but in china at dalian shide he always scores though as usual wastes alot of chances , so it puts the coach in a very big fix whether to use such cockroaches in international matches

  26. Some people where condemned Zambia’s move to play Amachoncholi saying it would have been better to play the Malawian full Squad. Ku mupila bane, kwabako ifingi as can be evidenced by the results of this match.

  27. Some people were condemning Zambia’s move to play Amachoncholi saying it would have been better to play the Malawian full Squad. Ku mupila bane, kwabako ifingi as can be evidenced by the results of this match.

  28. love or hate it! a Zambian player is technically gifted and is just as good as a Brazilian, the only difference is mentality. Brazil play to win every game and believe they are the best and that’s the reason for their extra confidence on the ball, as for Zambia, we respect our opponents to much. With the right mentality, we will get the world cup. 

  29. Dr. Mushota did you have a troubled childhood?I mean were you at one time a victim of rape or defilement,or was poverty your middle name when you were growing up?I ask because you sound bitter and you are full of self praise like a frog jumping in water for the very first time!!!!

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  31. I dont Understand , Zambians are cross cause you lost a friendly……This is about testing players and exposing new talent.

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