Konkola Blades and Kabwe Academy have advanced to the quarter finals of the 2016 Barclays Cup after winning their respective preliminary round matches played as a double-header at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka on Sunday.
Konkola booked a quarter-final slot after overcoming fellow Division One side Nampundwe 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes.
Konkola’s Kilo Mwepu snatched an 84th minute equaliser to send the match to penalties as he cancelled Nampundwe’s 57th minute goal scored by Tenson Mumba.
Konkola’s reward for advancing further in the Barclays Cup is a quarter-final date against four-time winners Zesco United.
Meanwhile, Kabwe Academy thumped Zesco Victoria Falls 2-0 in the lunch time match to storm the last eight.
Nichodemus Kabungo scored a second half brace with his goals coming in the 47th and 74th minutes.
The Kabwe outfits have won right to battle Super Division giants Nkana at the quarter-final stage.
Green Buffaloes are the defending champions of the Barclays Cup and will face Power Dynamos in the quarter-final.
The other Barclays Cup quarter-final will be between Zanaco and Kabwe Warriors.
