Zesco United and Red Arrows leave for East Africa over the next 48 hours ahead of their weekend Caf Africa Champions League and Confederations Cup preliminary stage final return leg matches respectively.
Zesco take-off for Kenya on Thursday where they will face Mathare United on Saturday in Nairobi while Arrows leave for Tanzania on Wednesday to face Mundu in Dar es Salaam also on February 14.
Arrows enjoy a 6-0 advantage over Mundu from the first leg match played in Lusaka on January 31 while Zesco hold a slender 2-0 lead from their match played in Ndola a fortnight ago.
However, Zesco will be without regular defender Kunda Mushota while left-back William Chinyama is fit after an injury scare.
A draw or victory for Zesco will see them book a first round encounter away in the first leg in Abidjan against Africa Sport of Cote d’Ivoire during the weekend of March 13-15.
Arrows on the other hand have a potential first round meeting against Ocean Boys of Nigeria next month whom they host in the first leg.
Zesco United:
Goalkeepers: Jacob Banda, Charles Chisha
Defenders: William Chinyama, Chalwe Kabamba, Roger Kamwandi, Leonard Silungwe, Nyambe Mulenga
Midfielders: Mathews Chikwete, Clifford Chipalo, Innocent Mwaba, Maybin Mwaba, Yonah Mwango, Yonah Mwango, George Phiri, Lotti Phiri, Jonas Sakuwaha
Forwards: Jackson Mwanza, Enoch Sakala, Nicholas Zulu
Red Arrows:
Goalkeepers: Daniel Munyao, Medson Luwawa
Defenders: Jimmy Chisenga, Joseph Zimba, Kamuzati Kabwe, Sylvester Bwalya, Richard Phiri, Goodson Kachinga
Midfielders: Judge Mkandawire, Lawrence Pondani, Chisi Mbewe, Timothy Mbewe, Stanley Banda, Simon Lupiya, Daniel Siyuni.
Forwards: Agrippa Mbewe, Jimmy Njobvu, Chiwanki Liyainga,
Bring back good results
All the best,wishing you all the best boys
Nyambe Mulenga my mean man.All my hope is in you man!.
Baiche, no poor finishing! footbal is about scoring! we need goals
Baby C they will win my bro is their team manager.
Zoe
Abaiche aba makula! no difference naba kalamba babo
Do what you do best, win round one and get booted in the next round. It is the same story every year. When will the Zambian clubs realise how lucrative the knock-out stages of the Africa Champions league is???
Not interested [-([-(