Zesco United ended their two-match series visit to Sudan with another defeat.
Wedson Nyirenda’s team lost 1-0 to defending Sudan league champions El Merreikh in an international club friendly match in Omdurman this evening.
Cote d’Ivoire striker Marcel Adiko scored the games lone goal in the 28th minute thanks to a cross from captain and Zambia international Jonas Sakuwaha.
Zesco struggled for most of the first half against El Merreikh but were an improved side after half time but could not find their way past Sudan international goalkeeper Salim Akram.
The loss comes just two days after suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Al Hilal on Tuesday.
Zesco fly back to Zambia this evening and are due to land in Lusaka on Friday morning at 10:00 Hours.
ba wada wada juju yapwa apapene
utujilijili bakembo,…muletusebanya
Jonas Sakuwaha our reserve striker for Chipolopolo and Captain of Al Merreikh of Sudan stopped Zesco. Even in a supporting and powerful role our Chipolopolo is still playing that Christian football.
i wonder why jonas was not given alot of time to play at orange africa cup 2012. i found him to be better than james chamanga.
Let us go Zega (Zesco United Football Club) 2012 is our year of action on our MTN league, results on the high profile games played do not matter since we have had good training, i.e. Zambia lost all the friendly games but lifted the Cup, Zega let us show them that the training we have received is for us to win league and the cups another then Samuel Zoom Cup hopefully it’s not 50Million for winning the league. ZEGA ZEGA 2012 let go our national team have shown us the way.