Nkana set for pressure test against Etoile

Beston Chambeshi faces his first big test back at Nkana after 11 years in a must-win CAF Confederation Cup Group B match against 2006 champions Etoile du Sahel.

Nkana are currently bottom of Group B with one point from three games heading into Saturday’s match day four fixture at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe.

Furthermore, Nkana are without a home in continental football in four successive games.

Nkana trace their last continental home win to February 15 when beat Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland 5-2.

And Nkana face Etoile who were very fortunate to beat the Zambian club 4-3 after coming from 3-2 down in the last ten minutes of that Group B match on June 7 to pick up the three points.

“Any team is beatable and the way the boys played in Tunisia shows that we have a strong team but we will not underrate the Tunisians,” Chambeshi said.

“All I can say that it will be a competitive game and we have to work extra hard to win at home.

“There is no losing our game we are looking for a win.”

Meanwhile, Nkana will be without their group stage talisman Evans Kangwa who has been a shining figure in their last three Group B matches with a goal and two assists.

Kangwa left Nkana earlier this month to join Israeli club Hapoel Ra’anana on a one year deal.

“I think we will miss Evans he is a good player and he is the guy who pushed us in front,” Chambeshi added.

The onus for goals will now fall on the renewed partnership of Ronald Kampamba who has scored four continental goals and Festus Mbewe who will be making his Group B debut.

“All I can say we are working on the partnership between Festus and Sate Sate and it has worked before and all we need to do is to give it a slight push,” Chambeshi said.