Defending champions Nkana began their FAZ Super Division title defence on Saturday in the worst possible way following an away defeat at Forest Rangers.
Nkana lost 2-0 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola to the side they beat to the league title last season on goal difference.
Adams Zikiru opened scores in the 4th minute while Webster Muzaza cemented the 3 points in the 28th minute.
Nkana have now suffered four straight league defeats at the hands of Forest, plus a draw prior to that, and trace their last win over the latter to June 2018 when they won 2-1 away in Ndola.
The defeat came a week after Nkana beat Indeni 2-0 in the 2020/2021 Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield final in Kitwe.
Forest, though, will have to settle for joint second with Zanaco who also won by the same margin at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka over visiting promoted side Indeni.
Captain and striker Rogers Kola converted a 45th minute penalty and Moses Phiri sealed the win in the 65th minute to hand former Zanaco assistant coach Dabid Chilufya a losing league start.
Forest and Zanaco are beaten to top place by Prisons Leopards who flagged off the season on Friday with a resounding 3-0 away win over fellow promoted side Kitwe United at Garden Park in Kitwe.
Green Eagles are third following a 1-0 away victory over Kabwe Warriors courtesy of an Anos Tembo goal in the 4th minute.
Meanwhile, former champions Zesco United kickoff their quest to reclaim the crown they lost to Nkana on Sunday with an away date at Napsa Stars at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka.
Power Dynamos will be home at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe where they will host debutants Young Green Eagles.
2020/2021 FAZ SUPER DIVISION
WEEK 1
31/10/2020
Kabwe Warriors-Green Eagles
Green Buffaloes-Red Arrows
Zanaco-Indeni
Lumwana Radiants-Nkwazi
13h00: Buildcon-Lusaka Dynamos
15h00:Forest Rangers-Nkana
01/11/2020
Napsa Stars-Zesco United
13h00:Power Dynamos-Young Green Eagles
This is a very embarrassing result especially that Kalampa are the defending Champions. In the Zambian league, coaches and players don’t realize the importance of the opening match when you’re defending champions. From this you can tell that they’re not very ambitious. Under Chairman Simwala Kalampa would win the league without losing any game, I don’t think the current technical bench and crop of players can achieve that feat. So as Kalampa supporters we should prepare for more heartbreaks. It’s just by chance that these teams can even win the league. Out of 11 players you only see 1 or 2 play with a passion. Our coaches look hopeless after conceding a goal. Substitutes don’t change the game, in some cases they even perform worse than the player that was substituted! Can you pull…
I want to understand something. Are you saying FAZ has changed the football season from March to October. This means the season will go through the rainy season? Are you joking?
@ The Eagle has Landed that’s what Kamanga promised to implement. Most of the games will be washed away especially between January and February. We expect tragedies that have never happened in Zambian football like lightening striking players on the pitch
‘Prison leopards’? That doesn’t sound comforting