Zambia Under-23 regrouped on Tuesday in Lusaka to prepare for next weekend’s 2015 All-Africa Games qualifier.
Fighton Simukonda’s side take on Nigeria on April 11 in a final round, last leg qualifier at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.
“Nigeria is not a pushover team, they are strong and we have to prepare adequately if we are to qualify to the All-Africa Games,” Simukonda said.
Training on Tuesday included Red Arrows winger Bruce Musakanya who missed the first leg tie played on March 22 in Abuja due to a hamstring injury.
Simukonda is also expecting four other high-profile senior Zambia team players to join camp next week.
The quartet Simukonda is expecting comprises of striker Ronald Kampamba of Wadi Degla in Egypt and South African-based midfielder Mukuka Mulenga from Bloemfontein Celtic.
Others are the Israeli-based duo of striker Evans Kangwa and defender Emmanuel Mbola both of Hapoel Ra’anana.
Zambia and Nigeria are scoreless from the first leg and the winner next Saturday will qualify to the All-Africa Games to be hosted by Congo-brazzaville from September 4-19.
Let’s play this game in a small ground ( Nkoloma, Nkana or Arthur Davis ) to compact the crowd. We can win this game by full crowd support and cheerful noise.
I have a strong belief that this team will shed off our tears from our usual early exist.
Zuma’s son wants foreigners out of the country!!!!
Imwe bene Sate Sate nochi ukwisa mukwangala Please! Tiyeniko kuma olympics kanshi!
@ Patrick Mwanza, I was wondering of how best to put my posting. I agree with you totally. Though with different words, you have put it in the manner I wanted to. Well done!!
Why should Mukuka Mulenga be on high profile players? the boy is very weak who does not feature regularly for his club.
I will not forgive him for the last minute sitter he missed against C/Verde in the last AFCON. In fact if the coach is sensible he should stick to the team which drew away in Nigeria rather than bringing AMAKULA like M. Mulenga.
Most so called high profiled players are very skillful but they lack energy, they are weak. Any Zambian coach who will effuse energy in the whole team will go places. Remember Godfrey “UCAR” Chitalu? it was all about POWER.