Zambia coach Herve Renard has confirmed that Rainford Kalaba will be rested for this Saturday’s friendly away to Tanzania in Dar-es-Salaam.
The playmaker from TP Mazembe in DR Congo is still recovering from a groin injury he sustained in October.
“Of course he won’t play against Tanzania because he has just restarted training and he is not training with the team,” Renard said.
“He is only training alone to work on his fitness meaning in the remaining five weeks and half he will be ready for the AFCON.”
Kalaba sustained the injury on October 10 in a CAF Champions League semifinal game in Lubumbashi against Tunisian clubs Esperance that ended 1-1.
However, Renard said Kalaba will be in the team to Dar-es-Salaam this weekend after returning from Thursdays CAF awards gala in Accra where he is a nominee for best African-based player.
Meanwhile Zambia travel fly out to Tanzania on Wednesday on a Kenya Airways flight via Nairobi.
The friendly will be Zambia final match engagement for 2012 before heading to Johannesburg on December 26 for final training camp.
Good plan ba rena))
LET HIM REST FOR GOOD FROM THE TEAM AND CONCENTRATE ON HIS SON HE DOESNT SPONSOR
Thank you stoopid # 2 for your rauz contribution
Malinso uli chipumbu!
Who cares the boy is finished. But good move by coach R. Instead of resting the boy is busy drinking and messing around with the Congo women.
You sons of #$^% stop insulting Kalaba, he is a gentleman and best player Zambia has had in last 10 years.
Who is Kalaba? oh oh that small boy who missed the a penalt at afcon..yaba Renard is such a useless coach too he thinks kalaba is zambia leaving out Clifford Mulenga coz of personal difference and that the young boy has a degree which he and kalusha will never have…
Degree na football???… let him find decent employment then. most of us “degree holders” are disciplined.. what are u really discussing my man? leave those inconsequential issues out..Dr. Bill.
Renard knows the players he will use as pe Kalusha’s directive but why is he wastind time to use players like singuluma, malambo he wont use coz even if they impress him he ll leave them and carry Felix Katongo who is finished and he is been chased in angola he can t shine
All the comments above are childish
Rubbish comments above except #1,#6,#4,#9 and inseed myself Mwanamfumu who are proud Zambians…. Kalaba mwaiche ukashaine nafuchi nafuchi ku AFCON.
Fitness atishani iwe kalaba. poleni bwangu tusunge icikombe
I love Kalaba !!!!!!! I love Chipolopolo guys, Yes get well soon, we need you for retaining of our AFCON CUP don’t listen to these losers they will never make it in life and that’s why they are jealousy of your achievement.
Clifford has a degree? In what and from which institution?
Bakatamfye fye……….ekalya kafililwe penalty bafwaya nokutuwina………..Ka kaye uko mwe limbi kuti twapemwinako…………….
Kalusha Bwalya, Herve Renard! awe sure, riding on the sweat of the boys. what coaching or administration skills do these gentlemen possess?
Chi Jay tawakwata amano what skills are you talking about? wetrent you the one celebrating when we won the afcon? why ask stupid questions now? All those writing rubbish are not zambians. Kalaba one of the best midfielders in africa good move coach.
What’s this? Insults on LT, too! Please take insults to Watchdog which is known for such. Do not let me and other sober minded bloggers stop visiting this site – as well.
“Meanwhile Zambia [travel fly] out to Tanzania on Wednesday on a Kenya Airways flight via Nairobi.”
I STRONGLY ADVISE THE ZAMBIAN TEAM TO AVOID KENYA AIRWAYS; THEY HAVE FAULTY FLYING MACHINES. I TRAVELED ON THIS AIRLINE TWICE AND MY EXPERIENCE WAS HORRENDOUS. (ONE, THE PLANE SWITCHED OFF JUST WHEN IT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF AT LUSAKA I. AIRPORT. IT TOOK MORE THAN AN HOUR TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. THEN, SECOND, IT LANDED IN SOME UNSCHEDULED AIRPORT – KHARTOUM, I SUPPOSE – EN ROUTE TO CAIRO.)
I WOULDN’T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER DISASTER SIMPLY BECAUSE OF FLYING ON WELL-KNOW FAULTY MACHINES. THE TEAM DESERVES BETTER TRANSPORT. IT IS SAFER TO GO BY BUS OR BICYCLES THAN THOSE AIRLINES.
WoOkRWUd ha ha ha