A Rainford Kalaba brace on Saturday helped propel TP Mazembe into the 2019 CECAFA Club Cup quarterfinals in Rwanda.
Mazembe crushed Atlabara 6-1 in Kigali after the South Sudan side shocked them with a 5th minute Philip Obeyono equalizer just two minutes after striker Jackson Muleka put the DR Congo giants in the lead.
Christian Kouame restored Mazembe’s lead in the 15th minute to see them go into the break with a 2-1 lead.
Glody Likonza made it 3-1 in the 47th minute and Muleka completed his brace in the 52nd minute.
Mazembe captain Kalaba then struck in the 65th and 88th minutes to seal the Lubumbashi sides passage to the last eight on July 16 and also saw him opening his CECAFA account after three games played.
The result ensured Mazembe finished in the top two of Group A on 6 points after opening the competition with a 1-0 loss on July 7 to hosts and Group A leaders Rayon Sports who by press time playing their final pool match.
Meanwhile, Kalaba and compatriot Tandi Mwape started the match while midfielder Nathan Sinkala came on for Kouame in the 65th minute.
Mukuka Mulenga would have been mature to take over Kalaba’s talent, unfortunately boy got injured to end his career.
It hurts that in 5 years no high talent is found yet.
Meanwhile, Kalaba and compatriot Tandi Mwape started the match while …WHAT IS THE MEANING OF STARTED THE MATCH? anayamba bola?? weldone KALABA please come and redeem the national team , if u dont know , we didnt qualify to AFCON, WE are watching on TVs seeing small countries like SENEGAL TUNISIA ALGERIA AND UN KNOWN NIGERIA SQUARING IT UP IN THE SEMI FINAL, WE MISS UR SKILLS MASTER
Kalaba, please keep the fire on for the sake of our country. Well done!!!!!
Scoring the last two out of six should not be celebrated as the other team had already lost their energy and hope. He should have scored the first two. Normally when a team concedes four goals with less than ten minutes remaining they loose hope and concentration and are bound two be scored one or more goals. To the winning side thats the time you try upcoming and promising players or tired legs to keep them fit.
Thus why kalaba is a champion experience player in Zambian