The reported go-slow by Kenya Airways workers has delayed the safe home return of victorious Zesco United
football club.
Highly placed sources in the Zesco United camp from Nairobi confirmed to ZANIS sports that the team was held up at the Nairobi due to the strike action by the Kenya Airways staff.
The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said that the 2008 FAZ/KCM premier league champions where shocked to find that operations at Jomo Kenyanta International Airport paralsysed due to the go slow.
This was on arrival from Omdurman, Sudan, where Zesco United emerged victorious after a convincing 3-2 win against that country’s El Merriekh football club in the 2009 Orange African Champions league match, on Saturday.
The Zambian champions were shocked to learn that their connect flight to Lusaka on Kenya Airways was delayed due to the go slow.
Zesco United, who after Saturday’s win have opened up hope of going into the semi finals of the championship, where expected to touch down at Lusaka International Airport this morning at 11: 00 hours but had by press time not arrived.
The local champions shocked the Sudanese champions El Merriek 3-2 in front of their home fans, thanks to Winger Jonas Sakuwaha’s hat-rick that reignited the team’s hopes of qualifying for the 2009 Champions league semi-final.
The Zambian champoins’ victory unsettled not only the opponents but their home fans as well who resorted to riotous behaviour as their team’s defeat signals the end of participating in the tournament as qualification now lies in jeopardy.
ZANIS
Congrats ZESCO you have made us proud…Atleast I enjoyed one of your services(the way you played) but again you are switching off another gen set meaning more power cuts.caba shani kanshi…
Imwe ba KQ, we want to see our heroes,whts happening kanshi abena Mwai Kibaki…
any way congrats boys,well done! Although the officials were determined to make you loose that game,we understand,thats how the games has not improved in this continent.
Yesani ndeke ya mfiti imwe.
Stop depending on other country’s airlines. Zambia MUST stand on its own two legs. Acquiting offenders who are 100% doesn’t make any sense. A lot of resources have gone in few deceitful individuals.