Zesco United have reacted angrily to Chipolopolo team manager Lusekelo Kamwambi’s questioning the clubs’ timing and decision to sell Zambia striker Winston Kalengo to AC Leopards of Congo-Brazzaville.
Kalengo told Sunday press that Zesco should have delayed Kalengo’s transfer and questioned why the player was sold to a nation Zambia will face this March in a crucial 2017 africa Cup groyp E qualifier doubleheader.
“As a bench, we discussed this and we feel let down because not only were we relying on Winston to help the team win CHAN but also that we are going to play a crucial match in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against a country where he has gone. If for some reason he doesn’t get enough game time, it will be an advantage to Congo,” Kamwambi was quoted in the Sunday press.
In reaction, Zesco spokesperson Katebe Chengo said: “Zesco United would like to express its disappointment in National Team manager Lusekelo Kamwambi’s outburst on the transfer of striker Winston Kalengo to AC Leopards of Congo Brazzaville as reported in today 03rd January,2016 editions of the Sunday Mail and Sunday Times of Zambia.
“This is not the first time Kamwambi in his capacity is rushing to the media to condemn Zesco United, last May he accused us of refusing to release players even when he knew we had midweek games to play.
“As a club, we do not deal with Kamwambi in any correspondence because there are senior and higher offices that we communicate to at the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ), in this case the issue of Kalengo’s transfer has been discussed with the General Secretary, George Kasengele and the President Kalusha Bwalya who have the knowledge about the transfer and the efforts the club put in to stop Kalengo from traveling.”
Is he going to AC Leopards or to AFC Leopards?
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