Zesco United on Wednesday battle to find a cure to their two-match losing run when they host Nchanga Rangers at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.
The defending FAZ Super Division champions have lost their last two successive league matches to see them tumble outside the top two and down to 7th position on 20 points from ten games with four matches in hand.
Zesco suffered their first defeat of the season on June 3 when they lost 2-1 at home against promoted Nkwazi.
They followed this up with a another home loss by the same margin, against another promoted side this time Forest Rangers.
Zesco coach George Lwandamina also finds himself in an awkward situation on Wednesday when he comes against his Zambia assistant coach Fighton Simukonda who is Nchanga Rangers head trainer.
The scene sets-up an uneviable situation for both coaches who have yet to win on the Zambia bench with a draw and a defeat since their appointment on June 8.
Simukonda’s Rangers are third from bottom but are currently on a mini-revival after picking up four points from their last two games.
Elsewhere, 4th placed Power Dynamos host Nkwazi at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe in a battle for second place.
Power are unbeaten in their last five games and will be aiming to pick up their first win after two successive draws to try and topple Nkwazi from second place.
Power and Nkwazi have 21 and 22 points respectively heading into Wednesday’s game.
And in Mazabuka, bottom placed Nakambala Leopards host 10th placed Red Arrows.
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Ba LT, I like your title. And I was just wondering: could that be what they call a ‘chicken’ disease?
Lwandamina and 6 players are from the loosing Chipolopolo team. no wonder
Bring back our chicken George