2012 AFCON winning goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene says he will give 100 percent to help Zambia during next month’s defence of the COSAFA Cup.
Mweene has returned to the Chipolopolo fold after a three-year self-imposed exile after he was named in the 30-man provisional team for the 2021 COSAFA Cup that South Africa will host at Nelson Mandela Bay from July 6-18.
“It is good that I am back but there is a lot of work to be done,”Mweene said.
“You have to know when the country asks you to come back; you cannot waste time or think about it.”
Mweene last played for Zambia in a 1-0 away 2019 AFCON qualifier loss to Mozambique on November 18, 2018.
But his last COSAFA Cup sojourn stretches back to 2008 when Chipolopolo finished third in South Africa.
Meanwhile, Mweene said Zambia s 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B that comprises of Madagascar, Malawi and Comoros was not going to be a breeze.
Zambia will face Comoros in their first game on July 7.
“The group is tough, so I think for us we have to work hard considering that Zambia are the defending champions. It is very important to retain it,” Mweene said.
Thank you but if they don’t win I will ponona them. I will beat all of them on arrival pa kk airport
Retire and Leave room for the young ones. Be like chamanga james
Why is it so difficult for these guys to retire. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH MWEENE COMING BACK AS
AN ASSISTANT COACH.
Give room to the up coming ,young , energetic and talented boys.
Congrats to Mweene, but it shows that we have failed to produce a new crop of palyers after the 2012 afcon winning side
The problem is we don’t understand the management of soccer, look at teams like Italy they don’t care about age all they care about is winning and developing the players one day at a time. This thing of talking too much has destroyed the game in Zambia and Africa that is why we always have weak teams. I believe Mweene has a lot to offer after all He is the same age as Cristiano Ronaldo. Let him play if He is still active and better than the Young people, If you ignore him because of his age that is discrimination to Him and spoon feeding to the young players. Let the young players fight for their positions.
The problem is we don’t understand the management of soccer, look at teams like Italy they don’t care about age all they care about is winning and developing the players one day at a time. This thing of talking too much has destroyed the game in Zambia and Africa that is why we always have weak teams. I believe Mweene has a lot to offer after all He is the same age as Cristiano Ronaldo. Let him play if He is still active and better than the Young people, If you ignore him because of his age that is discrimination to Him and spoon feeding to the young players. Let the young players fight for their positions equitably.