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Nelspruit Fans Give Mbesuma Big Cheer

Collins Mbesuma got the biggest cheer from local crowds on Thursday afternoon in Nelspruit during Zambia’s training game against African Academy of Pretoria.

The crowd at Zambia’s training venue Ka Nyamazane Stadium outside Nelspruit cheered Mbesuma’s every attacking foray as the striker continues on his Zambia rebound after ending his high profile 10-month exile in November.

Mbesuma, who did not score in Zambia’s 3-0 win, brought out the best out of the Academy goalkeeper and saw another effort deflected out on the inside of the goalpost.

The defending champions beat African Academy thanks to goals from Emmanuel Mayuka, Rainford Kalaba and Jonas Sakuwaha.

Zambia will have one training session on Friday afternoon but will have to attend to administrative issues earlier in the morning with CAF.

Meanwhile, Nigeria arrived on Thursday morning bringing to three the number of Group C teams to touch down in Nelspruit over the last two weeks.

They headed to their secluded camp at Ingwenyama Country Club just northwest outside Nelspruit.

Meanwhile, Ethiopia are due to land on Friday afternoon after leaving Addis Ababa in the morning.

And Burkina Faso were first to arrive a week, Thursday before Zambia joined them on January 13.

The Burkinabe’s on Thursday also played their second friendly against Swaziland whom they beat 3-0 at the Puma’s rugby ground in Nelspruit.

Burkina Faso’s win comes just four days after beating Swaziland 3-1 in another friendly at Mbombela Stadium.

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29 COMMENTS

  1. His is now called King David this side after getting born again,i think thats why he has resurrected his career.

  2. Wapya baisa, Sunday we are in Nelspruit and finish all the beers and of course the Swazi and Swati chicks or and the mulatos from Mozambique

  3. The stone that the builders rejected has become a corner stone.Just when we thought his playing days were over.I`m happy for you ntofontofo.

  4. Zambia’s lethal striker, also a daring of the crowd where he is… Go Mbesuma go Zambia

  5. Wapya munzi! Baisa abene ba cikombe. Guy RSA is your home Ground do something on your home soil because u showed us how to do it miles away.

  6. Iwe ChiMbesuma wamona ama expectations yabantu from you? Do your best mwaice this is an opportunity presenting itself for you to make a fresh start. Dazzle the defences! Go for the AFCON Golden Boot! Score 6 in this tournament like Kalusha did.

  7. the eth0pians are were camping in botswana. they had lunch at a very cheap restaurant . aban balala……

  8. Iwe ntofontofo, this time arround do miracles there. Salvage yourself now.

    Go go go Zambia…chipolopolo…..

  9. how can zambia win with satana persecuting his political opponents,just to blackmail the zambian pipo that he is working when he is failing to deliver his 90 days false promises.please ma zed let us not even allow him to associate with the national team cause he may give the team bad lucky. viva chipolopolo!!! and abash SATA chimbwi no plan. C.N.P. .. SOCCER is the only hope we are left with in zambia,otherwise politically the country has gone to the DOGS!!! ABASH PF ABASH!!

  10. naulasa mdala, 2016 ni nafuti nafuti pacibwato. uyo kachema wa ngombe takatekepo icalo. let him try ku pluto not pa zed

  11. Ntofotofo o Bosso,,, We nid those goals when the league resumes on Feb… Shapa Bucs..

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