Kennedy Mweene is one of three big doubts for Zambia’s June 6 friendly away to Japan.
And Zambia on Wednesday kicked off their training camp at Barclays Sports Complex in Lusaka ahead of next weekends friendly in the USA.
Mweene is said to have sustained a hamstring injury over the weekend during Mamelodi Sundowns invitation to Namibia.
“I spoke with Mweene,” Zambia coach Patrice Beaumelle said.
“He will be going to the hospital tomorrow (Thursday) and from there will be able to make a decision.”
Other doubts are striker James Chamanga of Liaoning Whowin in China who has an ankle injury and South African-based defender Davies Nkausu of Bloemfontein Celtic who is nursing a hamstring injury.
Meanwhile, striker Fwayo Tembo and midfielder Mukuka Mulenga have both been excused from the Japan friendly after earlier making the initial call-up roll.
Mukuka has been withdrawn on medical grounds following his recent recovery from a 10-month injury spell.
Fwayo been excused so that he can sort out his future with Romanian club Astra FC after dumping the club last August following a bust-up with the clubs president.
Zambia will face Japan next Friday in Tampa, Florida on Samurai Blues’ passage to the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Will miss Chamanga, but not Mweene, because we now have best goalies in names of Toaster Nsabata and the on fire Power Dynamos’ keeper.
– Nkausu, he is better off, because of competition from Kabaso Chongo and George Chilufya.
– Mukuka & Fwayo, for sure they could not have done anything, instead we have best player Kondwani Mutonga and Rodrick Kabwe. And that under20 from Power, the Musonda fimofimo.
I wish Christopher Katongo to have an injury too, I don’t want him to bully around younger players here in USA.
People, please let’s stop worrying about any player when going for a friendly encounter. We need to expose younger and fresher boys whose potential we may not entirely have seen. South Africa’s Bafana team that drew against Australia in Sydney 2 days ago was a third or fourth stream team, but they played very well. Our boys can do even better!!!
Mwayambako!How can you not miss your no.1 goalkeeper?What experience has Nsabata at international level?This is not KCM league!Japan are preparing for the world cup.We need a full squad.Nigeria drew with Scotland 2-2 and they featured a full squad not experimental one.
*****s like Christopher Katongo should not be included the are too old and club less you have good young players in zambian why not start using them?
I am just wondering why Patrice Beaumelle is going for older players like Katongo and sidelining younger players like Clifford Mulenga. Has he inherited Renard’s hatred of Mulenga?
He might as well just feature the whole team of 2012…its the same useless tactics as his PE teacher whose club just got relegated.
Zambia is going NOWHERE!!