Nkana on Friday afternoon had a feel of the artificial turf at Somhololo National Stadium – the venue for Sunday’s CAF Champions League match against Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland.
This was Nkana’s second training session since arriving in Swaziland late on Thursday.
Earlier on Friday morning, the FAZ Super League champions had trained iat Mbabane Sports club on natural turf.
Nkana Coach Masauso Mwale is happy with the condition of the pitch at Somhololo Stadium.
“I think the turf is OK, we had a feel. It is not different from the one we have in Lusaka and the boys are used to such kind if a turf,” Mwale said, after the work out.
He declared his 18-member squad injury free and ready for battle against Swallows.
“The boys are shaping up well, they are injury free and I think we are set for the game. We are here to win and we know what want to achieve.”
Injuries have rocked the Mbabane Swallows camp head of Sunday’s 2014 CAF Champions League match against Nkana at Somhlolo National Stadium in Swaziland.
A nagging ankle has prevented striker Sabelo Ndzinisa from training with the rest of the squad while Ghanaian forward Mike Mohammed was on Thursday rushed to the hospital after colliding with a teammate in training.
Both Mohammed and Ndzinisa are a doubt for the preliminary round first leg tie against Nkana.
Swallows secretary Sibusiso Manana said Ndzinisa’s chances of featuring in Sunday’s match are slim.
“He has not recovered from injury and from the look of things, he is unlikely to play on Sunday,” Manana was quoted by the local media.
On the other hand, Mohammed has been discharged from hospital but he is reported to be complaining of body pains.
“We will, however, wait for the doctor’s report but it does not look positive at the moment,” Manana added.
Ok too sad for our opponents. Lets hope that this works to our advantage.
Psychological games? Let us wait and see!
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