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Mazembe trio meet with Zambia immigration

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2012 Africa Cup winning stars Rainford Kalaba, Nathan Sinkala and Stopilla Sunzu on Friday voluntarily handed themselves over to Zambian immigration officials.

The TP Mazembe trio said they have been in Zambia all along and had not crossed back to DR Congo illegally after last Saturdays standoff with FAZ in Lusaka over their release for the October 15 Brazil friendly in Beijing.

Mazembe had insisted that Kalaba and Sinkala had Malaria while Sunzu had a knee injury and could not travel great distances on medical grounds to be examined there before the friendly.

“We were all in Zambia and at our homes and decided to just keep quiet until all the talking had finished,” Sunzu said in Chingola before leaving with his team mates for Kasumbalesa border post.

The trio was this afternoon being questioned by immigration officials although further details on their status have yet to be released.

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69 COMMENTS

  1. Liars, they think we are foolish? Kalaba is not a type which would just be indoors, what about the prostitutes he loves, were they following him home?

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  2. Liars, they think we are foo.lish? Kalaba is not a type which would just be indoors, what about the prosti.tutes he loves, were they following him home? Lock them and never call them for national team duties again. Cro.oks!

    • @Buchi you are right. There is evidence that they came into the country there is no evidence that they left. It is plausible that they stayed indoors in order to avoid being whisked away to China under duress.

    • “We were all in Zambia and at our homes and decided to just keep quiet until all the talking had finished,” Sunzu said in Chingola before leaving with his team mates for Kasumbalesa border post.

      But the talk has not yet finished or died down yet. It’s all lies and skimming.

  3. Ok Baiche mwilakula imitwe. Next time mukasheta amapepala. That was your chance to expose your selves to the world. The whole world was watching ka.

  4. The “Mailon brothers” will get out clean with this case as expected, next time no magical lies will serve you, how does it feel to know that you are actually replaceable? Hihihihihi… in your shrinking faces pwaaaa!

    • cindy,
      sorry to bother you again. you are the only one i ……
      look at that picture closely.
      nathan’s t. shirt…
      sunzu’s hands pose….
      and kalaba’s stance…..
      so insulting, don’t you think so?

  5. These chaps are liars.They should just be arrested or FAZ should punish them to set a precedence for the would be offenders.Patriotism to the nation in matters of football is always supposed to be the priority.They should not be considered for future engagements.Lets make use of the players that are disciplined and loyal to the nation.

  6. So you want everybody to be a football player? Let people talk. There is nothing with criticism! What the boys did is wrong. Period!! They should just apologise!

  7. I can understand that the boys acted in an unpatriotic manner, but that does not entitle the state to stop them from leaving the country. Refusing to play for your country is not an offence. If I were them, I would demand an apology from Kambwili or even sue him.

    • But dont you realise that they are a Government property? They should know better, do you have any idea how much tax payers monnies they have enjoyed? That comes with a price, i have said it before, nothing is for free everything comes with a price and it has to be paid one way or the other.

    • cindy,
      are you sure you wanna pick an argument with these guys?
      a piece of advise: some things are better ignored, after all silence is golden, am taught.
      chill…

    • Wow Cindy and every other Zambian tripping, refusing to play for your country is not a criminal offense period. A lot of you on here live in europe and america why dnt u go back and help ur country, atleast these guys have actually achieved something that Zambians are so prouud of , the AFCON 12 so please, GIVE THEM A BREAK!!

    • Government property my foot! These guys are grown ass men who can make their own decisions! They are no one’s property..@Cindy u say govt has sent tax payers money on them…did u live and grow up in Zambia? educated in Zambia? U live in Zambia now? Cos if u were educated home in Zambia and ur working in another country which is not a government apt then u are also wasting tax payers money!!

  8. Buuuufiiiii!!!
    You chaps are lying.
    We know your tactics. Sunzu, your dad was from Congo. Kalaba you are from Mufulira so chances are you have Congolese roots & allegiance. Sinkala you are the only authentic Zedian. Since we all know your dad played for Rangers. How you got yourself mixed up with these patriotic Mailon Brothers is beyond us.

    • Narrow and *****ic thinking of looking faults through nationality instead of individuality! what make u think a Zambian born in Zambia is more Zambian than the Zambian born in Lubumbashi,Brussels, London,Johannesburg?

    • You are such an ***** what ever ur name is, everybody in Zambia has Congolese root including our beloved President SATA, so why insulting the guys because of refusing to play to that friendly game as if were preparing for world, you guyz you are easily forget those guys have made us proud a lots just learn to understand is this what we call Zambia as Christian Nation while we don’t behave as Christian shame for being a Zambia. Please Chiluba come and get back your slogan Christian

  9. I thought the players were injured/ill? The Government should allow them to go back to DRC on Monday in order to give them a chance to “recover” (wink..wink).

  10. some of the comments are so childish, i think if you guys (Shimapalo, kuta and others) if you guys you are cops or teachers are shameful to the nation. amalabishi.

  11. You have two choices: retire from international features or become Congolese. Otherwise, comply with FIFA rules. Mazembe had a crucial game but they should have worked out something with FAZ. Not wait when the team has left and pretend to send the players. They cannot take a chance of playing them because FAZ has lodge a complaint and if they lose, Mazembe can be forfeited if the 3 players play. It is an honor to play for your country. We will be out for a while, time to find replacement and not beg people to play for their country. You never heard such a thing with Kalusha

  12. Well say what you can about the 3 TP Mazembe players but please don’t refer to them as ‘Mailoni Brothers’, it is extremely derogatory and out of taste.

  13. NO EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT THEY HAD CROSSED B4 COURT UNLESS FOOT PRINTS OTHERWISE ITS AN ACQUITAL IYI KAYA BA DPP MUKUTI BWANJI

    • weak judge,
      always passing judgments whilst yelling in caps lock to intimidate those that would want to appeal.
      useless chikopa, just apply for citizenship so that we teach you how to……

  14. And that picture ba Nathan sure? Is it a reflection Of what u carry in your head? Does it mean that the only christian thing abt u is yo name?

  15. U should feel ashamed of yourselves! U thought we couldn’t do without u? Next time we won’t even mention yo names, we shall just procede quietly! Ukokwine ku Congo u illiterates!

  16. The comments and the pictures above can make you laugh.Its like the pictures and dressing are well read and intended to commick the whole thing.

    Patrotism should not only be in football but in all developments

  17. The Boys and TP got it all wrong…When the german coach calls FCB players “inconveniently” , the club usually complains BUT complies – country before club is the FIFA rule-of-thumb! Moise should pay heavily, not the pawns(players); a FIFA friendly is an international and the same rules apply as for a qualifier. Anyway the game in Beijing went well and we did not miss the trio…can’t imagine anyone under the original Buselic “Copper Bullets” absconding from duty for his club’s sake – NEVER! In this regard ALL compliments to the national team for the historical performance in Beijing…that game against Brazil(0-2) is at the same level as the 1988 Miracle in South Korea – 4-0 against Italy !

  18. ha ha ha !..so what is wrong if they don’t play in a friendly match? Brazil is just another team like Norway and this was priceless unless there is more to this tension than just kicking the ball. Zambia is already knocked out from all competitions at least for the next six months. Its time to start identifying new talent. We know what these three can bring to the team but their services to be fair can be appreciated more by their club in the continental cup semi final. If i was TP Mazembe, i would hold on to my key players. Please let them go and for FAZ just jog on stop banking on the same players.

  19. LT must research the matter before publishing, why not getting right information from them and close friends, relatives or neighbours in their copperbelt homes and Lubumbashi? Some of us feels that LT reported this matter from hearsay.

  20. TP mazembe is a football team which should play by the football governing body FIFA rules,as Zambia we don’t get to find chances like playing Brazil so we had duty to organize and play well to attract more of such callings.the coincidence was overwhelming that all three key players could not play due to illness and injuries,it’s greed and poverty that makes people behave this way.Why were they hiding if they where in chingola?its unfortunate.For sure Moise should be punished somehow.

  21. 1st lets not call them “Mailon brothers” they deserve our respect for putting Zambia on the map for 2012 Afcan they are not murderous. However we are all disappointed with the lies from TP Mazembe and especially from our 3 brothers. The truth is TP
    Mazembe has enough money and they can afford buy all lies . But as Zambian citizens the 3 boys shud have shown respect to the people who have put them in system wer they are now FAZ for signing all those contract with TPM and also to our beautiful nation its our pride, “In short how would you feel bn denied by ur own child and then chooses a stranger ? that what the 3 boys did. All they need to do now is to apologies to the nation so as TP Mazembe, otherwise its the 3boys who will loose more and not FAZ so many pipo want to play for ZED.

    • Jo, the 3 boys have nothing to lose they live in Lubumbashi with good salaries that Orlando could not afford to pay Kalaba.

      The whole Zambia is wishing them bad for an offence they did not commit.

      The Immigration Office’s allegations are quite stupid and discredit the Zambian Immigration.

      The players arrived in Zambia 3 days before the match, FIFA would not blame TPM foe not releasing the players.

      To all the Zambians and to Kambwili and Mwanza: ‘Use your brains than emotions.’

    • Okay Mr Bwalya the immigration are just doing the fantastic job well done no one shud be about the Law. what those 3 boys shud know is they started football in Zambia, FAZ give them chance to play for the national team and immigration gave them passports to travel anywhere the want. In short they are the assets of the country has a nation Zambia has got power to arrest them for years or not to give them passports again in this case who looses?. And its not about the money its about dedication, commitment ,love and pride of our nation its just common sense like family comes first same as the nation!!!. The 3 boyzz knows they are wrong all they need to do is to apologies to the Nation, FAZ and FIFA simple.

  22. There see to be a lot of excitement over the trio missing the game against Brazil, there is a precedent already on Clifford Mulenga, they should be banned from the national team it ends there!

  23. Ati govt property! my foot since when? Some people can be daft,refusing to play for your national team does not constitute criminality!leave the guys alone to make some money hello,

    • “We are all in Govt to eat” kutumpa uko…..I think u are the one who is daft!! and u don’t love your country all u care about is money while other people are suffering selfish person.

  24. If some one is paying $20 ,000 a month and the other is paying you $1, 000… you do not have to be a rocket scientist to figure this one out …. besides it is a friendly makes sad reading to be honest .

  25. These young boys may think are the best players just put them aside don`t allow them to play for national assignment Katumbi offered them lot of money thereby betraying Us .Go to Congo for Good and never show off your faces to Zambia again Foooools fooooooooooooools.

  26. shut up alot of us critising on LT dont even contribute enough to develop our country apart from sending monies through western union.its not enough so shut up.leave the boys alone they made zambia smile in 2012.

  27. It’s poverty as usual the boys had very little option but dance to their paymasters,the massage was clearly sent by FAZ through FIFA, discipline may come to TPM.Moise be objective & fair even your business dealings.

  28. SUNDA 2 – ZAMBIA 0 world cup qualifying matches with Mailon brothers in the team.

    BRAZIl 2 – ZAMBIA 0 friendly match without mailon brothers.

    Tell me which is the strongest team? I beg for answers please help.

  29. SUNDAN 2 – ZAMBIA 0 world cup qualifying matches with Mailon brothers in the team.

    BRAZIL 2 – ZAMBIA 0 friendly match without mailon brothers.

    Tell me which is the strongest team among the three countries? I beg for answers please help.

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