Zesco United sustained their first Group D loss in the 2018 CAF Champions League following a 2-1 away defeat in Tunisia on Wednesday night to Etoile du Sahel.
Etoile have gone top of Group D tied with 2nd placed Mbabane Swallows on 4 points after their home win in Sousse.
Zesco are 3rd tied on 1 point with their next Group D opponents in July Primeiro de Agosto of Angola who lost 1-0 away at Swallows on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Zesco started off on a promising note but came shot on quality on the final mile that saw the best chance come from Lazarus Kambole in the 9th minute.
Etoile improved after 15 minute with Alkhali Bangoura seeing his shot after a defensive error collected by Jacob Banda.
The 2007 champions then took the lead in the 46th minute through Alaya Brigui and ten minutes later, Amr Marei stamped in the ball on the far post a cross from Bangoura after some poor defending by Zesco.
Zesco got their consolation in injury time when Etoile goalkeeper Achraf Krir spilt Enock Sabumukama’s corner that Kambole pounced on the near post to guide the ball across the line.
Zesco resume their Group D race on July 18 when they host Agosto in Ndola before travelling to Luanda on July 27.
Swallows will be home in their top of the table clash against Etoile in July.
I vindicated , ZESCO Can never win in Tunisia it is a known fact even before the match is played. Well done ETOILE u know how to beat these BLACK PIPO first u sent a glim of hope to them by announcing that your coach resigned and ZESCO was smiling that they have a PREGNANT COACH IN CHICKEN
Iwe Anyoko, you must be anyoko zoona, you are an ***** coz you are not patriotic??
ANYOKO, thats a bad attitude right there. You probably represent many Zambian players. If we can change that we are going to the world cup soon. ATTITUDE
The Coach should have done better, those boys who played good football were there…….newly acquired Zikiru, Logic Ching’andu and Silengo could have done better in those free kicks than I was last night. Very disappointing to see a dominating team suffering on a team which was not anywhere close to form. The Coach made a mistake by removing Were upfront. No sooner the Coach removed Were than the team went flat…..no will power to go forward. Were needed a partner, who could make runs and create chances unlock their the opponents defense. The coach was unconcerned over the pace at which the game was played. There are youngsters that are hungry for glory but where not used. To me, that game was damaged by the coach himself, there was no proper reading of the fame. Kalengo, Ching’andu…