Faz has said Nkana instead of Nchanga Rangers will face Zesco United in the final of this year’s Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Memorial Charity Shield final.
This is after Nchanga Rangers forfeited they chance to play Saturdays final at Arthur Davies Stadium due to a two-week training camp commitment in South Africa that starts on Thursday.
Faz communication officer Erick Mwanza said this evening that Rangers had requested for clearance to travel to Pretoria for a training camp on the eve of the final forcing Football House to pick Nkana as a replacement.
Nkana secretary Stan Kaseko also confirmed that Faz have officially informed them that they will face Zesco in the final this weekend.
Rangers beat Nkana 4-3 in the semifinals last Saturday at Arthur Davies.
However, the decision has not gone down well with Rangers officials who insist that they still have the right to face Zesco in the final when they come back from South Africa on March 16.
Meanwhile, Rangers will on their training camp in South Africa play Orlando Pirates in a friendly game on March 8 at Johannesburg Stadium at 15:00.
Rangers will the next day’s play Division 1 team Amatuks at the University of Pretoria Stadium at 15:30 in Pretoria where they will be camped at the High Performance centre.
A tentative date against Kaizer Chief is scheduled for March 13 before Rangers fly back to the Copperbelt on March 15.
Rangers will later leave for Lubumbashi on March 16 ahead of their March 19 Orange Caf Confederations Cup first round, first leg date against Lupopo.
This is punishment for Nchanga Rangers supporting Kamanga and Nkana supporting Kalusha! Only in Zambia! Lose a game and qualify through the back door! I wish this could happen at CAF- we would have been winners!
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The infallible faz has spoken. Who are we to air our contrary views!
Schedules are made avalibles to teams.Rangers knew that if they beat nkana,the final will be on such a day.The onus is on kalusha and simata to settle their personal differences,otherwise teams will continue acting with impunity because they belong to different camps.Sad for zambian football.
And when the people of Zambia demand for the removal of the Kalu executive, somebody starts asking why and bring in such rubbish az hate, jealousy and the so called PHD.
listening to ‘Nalelo eee na Devil ba wina’ on Radio Phoenix righ now (09:52). Oooh how over come with emotional memories in the process!! Kalampa thanks for all the sweet memories ya pa cilata!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The original “Ba Nkana iyee, Ba Nkana Chipolopolo!” You don’t go for a friendly outside the country when you have a scheduled game! Go Nkana, go!
Nkana ya mweela……… Go go Kalampa.
It was logical for Nkana to be picked.