Five-man Zambia finally got their training camp in Kitwe underway on Wednesday albeit late after 16:00 at Arthur Davies Stadium.
Zambia are in camp preparing for their 2012 Africa Cup Group C qualifier against Mozambique to be played at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola on June 4.
The team held its first workout at Arthur Davies after the full-days training session was earlier concealed after stadium owners Power Dynamos said Zambia were only booked to train there starting next Monday.
Zambia coach Dario Bonetti took the team for a workout that comprised of two foreign-based and three home-based players out of the 27 players called up for the Mozambique clash.
At training was Christopher Katongo of Xanthi in Greece, defenders Thomas Nyirenda and Dennis banda of Konkola Blades and Green Buffaloes respectively.
Others are defender Francis Kasonde of Al Hadez in Saudi Arabia and Buffaloes midfielder Allan Mukuka.
South African-based player’s goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene of Free State Stars and defender Kampamba Chintu of Bidvest Wits are expected tomorrow.
Go boys, go! Finish the job you started in Maputo.
But let’s not underate the Mozambican’s. They are no pushovers . If we take them seriously we will have an upper hand.