The Nkana bench is backing its new-look team to deliver after tumbling in their FAZ Super League Week One home game on Sunday against Nkwazi.
Beston Chambeshi fielded five new players in his starting XI in Nkana’s 3-2 loss to Nkwazi in Kitwe.
Some notable new faces included midfielder Jacob Ngulube who returned to the club two years after he left for stints at Kansanshi Dynamos and demoted Napsa Stars.
But the spotlight was on ex-Zambia U20 and U23 goalkeeper Bradley Mweene who has joined Nkana from Portuguese 4th division side club AD Sanjoanense.
Mweene conceded two early goals in the opening ten minutes of the game.
“If you look at the team that we have, we have new players and it takes a lot of time for players to gel so such mistakes are there in the game and what is important is the next game,” Nkana first assistant coach George Chilufya said.
Meanwhile, Nkana are off this weekend because their Week Two opponents Zanaco have a CAF Champions League game this Saturday against Akonangui whom they have just beaten 2-0 on Sunday away and are currently in transit back to Zambia from Equatorial Guinea.
WEEKEND SCORECARD
2021/2022 FAZ SUPER LEAGUE
WEEK 1
11/09/2021
Konkola Blades 1(Ronald Chibwe 63′)-Power Dynamos 0
Kafue Celtic 0-Chambishi 0
Prison Leopards 1(Damiano Kola 53′)-Forest Rangers 1(Quadri Kola 56′)
Green Eagles 1(Warren Kunda 12′)-Buildcon 2(Lubinda Mundia 28′ 50′)
Green Buffaloes 1(Mweene Mumbi 77′)-Lusaka Dynamos 1(Emmanuel Chabula 12′)
12/09/2021
Nkana 2(Alex Ngonga 25′ 71′)-Nkwazi3 (Christopher Zulu 3′, Nelson Mwila 7′, Stephen Mutama 75′)
POSTPONED
Indeni-Kabwe Warriors
Kansanshi Dynamos-Zanaco
Zesco United-Red Arrows
CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
11/09/2021
Manzini, Eswatini
Royal Leopards 1(Solomon Sakala 60’og)- Zesco United 0
12/09/2021
Ebebiyin, Equatorial Guinea
Akonangui 0-Zanaco 2(Evans Katema 14′, Ernest Mbewe 31′)
CAF CONFEDERATIUON CUP
11/09/2021
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Red Arrows 2 (Felix Bulaya 28′ 59′)- Young Buffaloes 1(Gamedze Sandile 74′)
12/09/2021
Antananarivo, Madagascar
CFFA 0-Kabwe Warriors 0
FAZ NATIONAL DIVISION 1
12/09/2021
WEEK 1
Trident 2- Gomes 1
Livingstone Pirates 1-Nchanga Rangers 3
Luapula Green Eagles-1- Mufulira Wanderers 0
Malaiti Rangers 0- Police College 0
City of Lusaka 1(Saidi Mwale 3′)- Napsa Stars 0
KYSA 0- Quattro Kalumbila 0
MUZA 1-Jumulo 0
Young Green Buiffaloes 1(Joseph Mubita Yubya 90’+1)-Lumwana Radiants 0
Kitwe United-Young Green Eagles*
*TBA
TOP SCORERS
LEAGUE
11/09/2021
Alex Ngonga (Nkana):2
Lubinda Mundia(Buildcon):2
Ronald Chibwe (Konkola Blades):1
Nelson Mwila (Nkwazi):1
Stephen Mutama (Nkwazi):1
Christopher Zulu(Nkwazi):1
Damiano Kola (Prison Leopards):1
Quadri Kola(Forest Rangers):1
Warren Kunda(Green Eagles):1
Mweene Mumbi (Green Buffaloes):1
Emmanuel Chabula (Lusaka Dynamos):1
CUP
28/08/2021
Jesse Were(Zesco United):2
Edward Lungu (Zesco Unitd):1
Chanda Mukuka (Zesco United):1
CONTINENTAL
11/09/2021
MENS
Felix Bulaya (Red Arrows):2
Ernest Mbewe (Zanaco):1
Evans Katema(Zanaco):1
Solomon Sakala (Zesco Uniterd):1*
*Denotes own-goal
WOMEN
Anita Mulenga (Green Buffaloes):1
INTERNATIONALS
07/08/2021
MENS
Enock Mwepu (Brighton, England):1
Prince Mumba (Kabwe Warriors):1
WOMENS
Barbara Banda: 3
