French Ligue 1 side invite Sakuwaha for trials

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Zambianfootball.net can reveal and understand that International and Zesco United winger Jonas Sakuwaha has been invited for trials by French Ligue 1 side Lorient.

Sakuwaha who was voted in the CHAN 2009 ‘Team of the tournament’ as the best right winger is scheduled to fly out to France this weekend and expected to spend a week there.

The gangling winger whose main strength is pacy and power has been one of the most consistency players in the Zambian Premier League.

Lorient finished 10th on the log last season.

And Sakuwaha’s Zesco teammate William ‘The Magician’ Njobvu is also set to leave for trials on Monday together with Sebastian Mwansa to Israel.

Power Dynamos captain Francis ‘Mr Reliable’ Kasonde is on the verge of joining Sudanese giants Al Merriekh while South African PSL side Bloemfotein Celtic are also believed to be after his signature.

Chan 2009 Golden Boot winner Given ‘Freedom’ Singuluma will be linking up with his new teammates tomorrow in Sudan. TP Mazembe is taking part in the CECAFA Club tournament in Khartoum.

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204 Comments on “French Ligue 1 side invite Sakuwaha for trials”

Dinamo wrote on 3 July, 2009, 19:32
Thats good news Zamfoot.We need more of our players to play in strong leagues and am confident Jonas will make it.Arrows defender Kamuzati Kabwe is moving to Zesco united by the end of this week.Can someone confirm which defender is leaving Zesco for trials abroad between HH and Nyambe
Anonymous wrote on 3 July, 2009, 19:53
Saku, thats the way! Shine and dont stop dribling no matter what the c
Moffat Sakala wrote on 3 July, 2009, 20:45
Good news for Jonas, he has been very consistent this season and has been a big influence on Zesco United’s qualification to the Group stage of the Champions’ league and also the good run in the national league. When a chance comes a player’s way to go professional it is only right for the club to give blessings to such an opportunity and facilitate his movement.

As for Kamuzati Kabwe moving from Arrows to Zesco United,it is just a rumour which will die down quickly.
kayula wrote on 3 July, 2009, 20:47
thats what am talking about!good luck!
Alex wrote on 3 July, 2009, 21:04
Weelee! I ve now recovered from the loss where we dominated play. Go zambia go 2010 we believe and yes we can. Weelee fellow bloggaz.
Gesh wrote on 3 July, 2009, 21:49
Pictures of him arriving at football house can be seen on lusakatimes.com under the heading ‘week in pictures’
levink wrote on 3 July, 2009, 23:49
2006 zambian footballer of the year Sebastian Mwansa is also a good player and needs to ply his trade in better teams even he can break in good european leagues.
Pabwato wrote on 4 July, 2009, 10:31
Algerians are now diturbing the peace we have had on this site.
nsomba wrote on 4 July, 2009, 12:28
Mabbwana :Good news this. Sakuwaha is a good player and apart from the strengths highlighted above the lad works hard both up & down the pitch. I think he could be a complete player if he improved his eye for goal. I was thinking his lack of game when he was the national team would make him rusty but he came back & notched in 2 in 2 games though I didnt watch the games to judge his overal contribution. As for William going to Israel, I should say the Israeli lig like the SA lig dont inspire much confidence in me. But all the best to our players going out in search of greener pasture.

I beg to differ with you @mabwana if the Israeli league is like the PSL in SA why do South Africans leave SA to go and play in Israel (e.g. Thembinkosi fanteni and Peter Tsepo Masilela these are first team players in the bafana bafana squad )And another tip for you mabbwana the Israeli league which does not inspire confidence in you this where the likes of Yakubu Ayigbeni,Wilfred Mugeyi ,John Paintsil started their professional careers so the Israeli league is no where near the SA psl .The other thing is teams from Israeli Hold there own in the uefa cup and uefa champions league but the South African Clubs fail to perform in the caf champions league or Caf confederations cup .So ba mabwanna ba mudala I think going to Isreal is not such a bad career choice after all .So lets just wish both Seba Mwansa and Willi Ndhlovu the best of luck in Israel and not lets not criticise the Israeli league without proper facts .
nsomba wrote on 4 July, 2009, 12:34
Ba Zamfoot what time is Egypt vs Rwanda going to Kickoff .
patrick45 wrote on 4 July, 2009, 13:40
congratulation boy
m-arshad wrote on 4 July, 2009, 14:33
good player..fast and good body ..but he need to scor more gools ..I hope to see him in the future the super star of zambia football..good luck 4 sako

marshad-from kuwait
m-arshad88@hotmail.com
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 15:26
Congrats to Jonas and the rest of the guys going out and wish you all the best and hope you make it. We are proud of all y’all.

ZPL, I put my money on Zanaco today. Geting updates from ZNBC. Watch this space for scores as they come.

Games today:
Zanaco v GBFC
Worriors v P. Dynamos
R. Arrow v Forest
Roan V Zamtel
Nakambala v Konkola
Yamoto v Y. Arrows
Chambishi v C. Eagles

Tommorow:
Zegga v Lsk Dynamos
nsomba wrote on 4 July, 2009, 15:42
Anonymous :i want 2 agree with mabwana on his obsvatn dat de PSL & de isreal lig ar almst de sme.i dont thnk its a gud idea 4 jonas 2 go dis time consdrng dat zesco ar in a pol posstn in champions lig.let hm help zesco atlst reach de 1/2 final,sme 2 william njobvu.

@Anonymous What facts are you using to back up your argument about SA PSL being on the same level as Isreali league ?
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 15:50
Nakambala 1 – 0 Konkola
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 15:55
Roan 0 – 1 Zamtel (Gavin Chitalu scored for Zamtel)

Chambishi 1 – 0 Choma Eagles
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:04
Zanaco 1 – 0 GBFC (Jack Chileshe scored for Zanaco)
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:16
After only 10 minutes of play, Henry Banda was sent off for unsupporting behaviuor. Zanaco however scored through a penalty in the 35th minute. Its second half and Zanaco still holding on.
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:20
Nakamba have just scored to make it 2-nil against Konkola. Masumba scored both goals.
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:27
R. Arrows 1 – 1 Forest
Lawrence Pondani scored first for Arrows and at the nick of thefirst half Forest equalised through Chomba Sikazwe (14min into second half).
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:29
In Kabwe, still Warriors 0 – 0 Dynamos
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:35
Yamoto 1 – 0 Y. Arrows
Kennedy Chola scored for City

Still Zanaco 1 – 0 GBFC (with 10 min to play)
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:49
Weleeeeee!!!
City 2 – 0 Y. Arrows
Jeoffrey Nsama scored second goal.

Just heard that Rabor(sp) Bank – holding company for Zanaco, is the sponsor of Chipolopolo camping in Holland (according to B. Mwamelo).

Almost full time and Zanaco hit the post! still 1-Nil to Zanaco.

Full time: Nakamba 3 – 1 Konkola
Step Aside wrote on 4 July, 2009, 16:52
Roan 1 – 1 Zamtel

Chambishi 1 – 1 Choma Eagles (2 min of play)
nsomba wrote on 4 July, 2009, 19:49
Point taken mabwanna but I just feel Its cardinal that our players start by crawling before they can walk i.e. .start in Israel then move on to Europe’s big Five leagues i.e. Spain,England,Italy ,France or German leagues .Otherwise if the skip the stage of playing in a league like the Isreali,danish or Swedish leagues they end up taking on more than what they can handle .We have a perfect example in mbesuma`s move to Portsmouth it was a bit too early and other thing is the SA PSL is worlds apart from the English premiership and this meant mbesuma was doomed from the start .So personally I prefer Zambians going to Israel ,Denmark ,Sweden or Norway cause at least .I know for sure they are guaranteed a place in the starting line ups of their club sides
Georgia Russia wrote on 4 July, 2009, 20:09
good news for saku,the young man is talented and wish him luck.
hey thats good for the sugar boys from mazabuka,hope they continue with the same form.
Seen from afar wrote on 4 July, 2009, 21:59
Can anyone confirm the news posted by Marty USA a few posts back that Zambia will train in the Netherlands next?
Whisper wrote on 5 July, 2009, 9:57
What happened to training in Spain or North Africa? Are we sure that we will be able to acclimatize if we camp in Netherlands? I thought the team was awash with cash, so just because we get an offer from Rabobank, it doesn’t mean that we should take them up on their offer before Algeria. I thought HR was working on something in the South of France anyway?
josef,RSA wrote on 5 July, 2009, 11:02
Zamfoot :Yes its true. The National team ll camp in holland and ll be using jacob’s club Utrecht’s training facilities. They ll be from august 17.

Zamfoot sorry to say this but this where losing starts, the coach wanted italy or france, chipungu was mouthing about morocco and maybe (am not sure ) FAZ made a arrangement with holland ( I Know its where mulenga plays but i personal think Kalu might have had something to do with the arragement)..
This a do or die match/matches, the coach’s wish should have be respected and soccer managemenet should work out together with agreements.I think we have alots of coaches on this case and this is not good.
josef,RSA wrote on 5 July, 2009, 11:13
@Mabbwana

@Zamfoot
Big steve , Billy.
Am just wondering whats happening to Noel and Davis at supersport considering that these guy could not break into the first team last season..and supersport has made some good signing this season.
Any thoughts or imformation on the dual???
Chipolopolo 1 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 11:23
Im starting up a Campain for Patrick Kabamba to be given a Zambian Citizenship…..!! He is the only piece missing in the chipolopolo team..
Seen from afar wrote on 5 July, 2009, 14:35
Thanks Zamfoot.

Joseph, RSA, i get sense from HR that he didn’t want to camp in North Africa for whatever reasons, so he suggested France instead, but i don’t think he had concrete plans at that stage. Holland is great, they take football serious there, but as Whisper points out there will be the issue of acclimatization for North Africa. Also, Mabbwana mentions plans for a tournament, i think as long as we keep the emphasis on getting things right and on the game in hand (without to much distraction of long tournaments). It should be good.
josef,RSA wrote on 5 July, 2009, 16:38
@Seen from afar
I understand your point, but i still think that the coach must be given what he requires.In this case he clearly stated france or italy.I also think its important to give the coach what he wishes and want to work with so that in the end we donot get alot of “because” and “buts”
Seen from afar wrote on 5 July, 2009, 17:04
Yes Josef, if HR can be 100% happy with a plan and if we still have the options, then FAZ should go for it. I also had apprehensions when i heard North Africa (at this sensitive stage). Italy sounds good actually, the conditions should be close to Algeria. Friendly matches are key aswell of course.
TK wrote on 5 July, 2009, 18:00
I agree with josef, rsa. I can smell kalu in this. About the friendlies ,they will play 2nd ligue teams or the ultretch team but their reserves. Everything in zambia is going upside down. Ask the monkeys, they’ll tell you.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 18:10
Wether Kalu is involved or not We just need to play enough friendlies
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 18:14
Thanks for the link DaMwiinger.
josef,RSA wrote on 5 July, 2009, 18:32
@Gametime12
Yes we need play enough friendlies, but remember we need to play enough friendlies which go hand in hand with the coach with plans..not just friendlies
kk11 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 18:34
Just a heads up on the 14th and 21st Emanuel Mbola’s team will be playing against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA champions league. Right now Issac Chansa and Boyd Mwila’s teams are going head to head in the swedish league.
kk11 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:09
off to watch the egyptians against the Rwandese, hope Egypt wins.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:28
I hope it ends in a draw, Josef, RSA I think you a right. One thing I noticed about HR though is that He always tries to explain himself. He is the coach no need to explain why someone missed a penalty, that’s why He ends up dropping the wrong players. HR forget the media just do your job, If he feels its best for the team to camp in France then he should voice his opinion.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:36
Wow Egypt Just missed a clear chance, but it looks like Rwanda will be Mascred
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:37
massacred
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:38
Are those vuvuzilas in Cairo???
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:42
Yea don’t they play those all around Africa?
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:43
DaMwiinger the channel you posted is broadcasting tennis
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:51
Oh i want to watch it through windows media then I’d be able to record it
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:53
The Egyptians arepoor in the last third-they will be punished for this
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:54
Man Rwanda is just playing for the sake of playing, there’s no purpose in whatever they are doing.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:56
@Gametime12
Not sure if I know how you can do that
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:57
Zidane misses a seater!!!
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:57
wow another clear chance wasted by Egypt, like DaMwiinger said
they need to be punished for this poor outing
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 19:59
DaMwiinger Ira Goals channel two is broadcasting through windows media player if they game was on that channel I would have been able to record it. Instead they are still broadcasting tennis.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:04
Gametime12 :Man Rwanda is just playing for the sake of playing, there’s no purpose in whatever they are doing.

The longer the game goes, the more confident they will get
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:05
Nice play by Rwanda
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:08
I’ve noticed that

DaMwiinger :

Gametime12 :Man Rwanda is just playing for the sake of playing, there’s no purpose in whatever they are doing.

The longer the game goes, the more confident they will get
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:11
This reff is not consistent He keeps on ignoring some fouls that Egypt Commits
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:11
Another wasted chance by Egypt
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:11
HAhahahaha-scrappy chance gone begging. What a let-off for the Amavubi goalie!!! What was he thinking???!!!
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:12
40 minutes gone Egypt 0 Rwanda 0
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:14
5 minutes to go in the first half. Rwanda are getting more confident as the game progresses-they had their first goal attempt following a run from the midfield similar to the ones the Algerians had in the 3-1 defeat. The Pharaohs clearly have not learnt from that one
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:15
Rwanda miss a seater!!!!!
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:16
Wow Rwanda has just missed a one on one chance
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:17
We have to beat Egypt in Chilis they are only good on paper
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:20
Halftime Egypt 0 Rwanda 0 For all those that have been calling for a change in our defense. I think Egypt just proved that our defense is better, I haven’t seen our young lads give our opponents easy chance like the ones in this game.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:22
Dear oh dear!!! Zima only had the goalie to beat. His attempted cheeky dink also beat the cross bar.Poor defending by the Pharaohs. The Rwandese offside trap is working well so far. They will need to keep their concentration-all ittakes is one defender to get out of line- Half time and it’s still goalless. Rwanda’s Croatian coach will be the happier of the two though he will most definately have savoury words for Zima for the missed opportunity. What a second half it would have been had he put that away……
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:22
Some good play Rwanda even though you let your best chance go begging.
Seen from afar wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:25
thanks for the links guys, Rwanda look very comfortable and composed in defence, they look fairly patient in counter attacking. Egypt are frustrated, of course they’re under pressure to win. Shawky picked up an injury and was substituted.
Seen from afar wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:28
Rwanda don’t stretch by putting men forward to much in their counters which is good for them…
nsomba wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:34
True @gametime I hope we pick up our game we need to be better finishers
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:40
@Zamfoot
Kalaba’s absence is not good news at all. he is the best player in oursquad in my opinion
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:41
The reff is biased
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:43
@Gametime12
I agree, that ref is very suspect
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:43
Another Egypt chance goes begging-half chance really
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:44
@Dis
Towards who?
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:46
He should be hitting the target from there!!
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:46
GreAT save keeper
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:47
Heroic save by the Rwanda goalie from the head of Zidane. Doesn’t seem like it will happen for the Egyptians today
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:49
Great save by Rwanda. DaMwiinger I see Rwandese going down but no whistle
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:54
Gametime12 :Great save by Rwanda. DaMwiinger I see Rwandese going down but no whistle

I didn’t see that. I thinkhe is doing well, there is so much pressure in that stadium
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:55
Egypt has scored
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:55
Anothor good save by the Rwandese keeper I’m liking this guy
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:55
Goal! Oops
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:55
Another brilliant save from the Rwandese goalie but he couldn’t do much about the header from the resultant corner. 1 -0 to Egypt
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 20:58
Aboutrika. One is bound to ask where the hell was the defence there. Aboutrika had acres of space to head that ball past the goalie. How will the Amavubi respond…..
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:01
The Egyptian fans have a placard attached to an RSA flag saying “we are coming back in June 2010″. That’s a far cry from a team that is still to go past Zambia away and play a tricky Rwanda away
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:02
That should have been two!!!
Gerogia Russia wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:03
Zamfoot :
Meanwhile Kalaba will miss the tie against Algeria after he got his second yellow card in the 2-0 loss.
Fwayo is stil in the country while his club Etoile du sahel is preparing for CAF CL.
Look out for the full story

kalaba’s absense is not good news at all,perhaps this is one good chance for hr to extend an invite 2 andrew and issac,we need a solid team against algeria.i strongly belive zambia can over come algeria at home.but i feel the trick is on rwanda and egypt coming down here.eish
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:05
Another free header by the Egyptians goes over the bar
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:05
Penalty!
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:05
This reff is foolish
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:06
Penalty to Egtpt-controversial one but I have seen them given
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:06
2-0
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:07
Egypt scores a penalty
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:07
2-0. Having looked at the replay, the ref got that one wrong!!!
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:07
This means Egypt is back and we are third in the group
Matafwali wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:08
What a bad break for Rwanda. The line’s man did not even raise his flag and the play was right in front of him. This is where a ref should consult his line’s man.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:10
The direction the ball went afterthe goalie dived for it clearly shows that he got the ball. The Egyptian striker didn’t even fall to the ground and there was certainly no protest from the Egyptians. Rwanda will feel hard done by this but maybe it’s justice since Egypt had one claim which seemed ligitimate in the first half but was not given
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:12
Matafwali :What a bad break for Rwanda. The line’s man did not even raise his flag and the play was right in front of him. This is where a ref should consult his line’s man.

I agree, he should have consulted his assistance
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:13
I was worried about Rwanda being able to maintain their game towards the latter part of the game. The accounted for themselves well, even though its not over yet.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:16
5 minutes to goal and the Egyptians have the game under control-they are playing with a swagger and the Rwadeses are out of sorts
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:18
Mayhem! ref!
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:18
The ref has signalled for four minutes added time. In typical Arab style, all the ball boys have now disappeared
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:20
Brothers and Sisters Our group can now be called the group of death!
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:23
The Egyptians had the Amavubi defence in sixes and sevens but they wasted a chance to get a third in thefinal phases of the game
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:24
Rwanda is yet to score a goal in this group, are they waiting for their home games, even though they didn’t against Algeria either.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:24
And another chance-hits the side netting!!
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:26
3-0
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:27
3-0 Sublime counter attack football by the African Champs
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:27
3 – 0
Egypt has some momentum now
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:28
Campos where are you? Do you still think Rwanda has a chance to make it to Angola 2010?
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:29
Aboutes his second of the night and this surely completely kills the Amavubis and most certainly puts them out of contetion
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:29
Well, crunch time come September, this getting very interesting.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:29
Aboutrika
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:30
Zamfoot :Fwayo doesn’t want to go back to Tunisia. He has already missed 2 weeks of training.

Eh eh. What’s the story?
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:31
Algeria 6 – Rwanda 0
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:33
Rwanda is a very weak team … my local team plays much better …
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:33
@Anonymous
I don’t know sometimes, Teams that have nothing to loose can be quite the spoilers.
DaMwiinger wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:35
Needless to say that this result doesn’t change anything in terms of what we need to do i.e. win all the three remaining games. I believe we will pick up six points from our away games but I am not convinced we will get the result against Egypt. Not that Egypt are a good side but purely because we are crap at home-the pitch and the negative soccer cadres in the stadium just don’t help at all. I will be happy if we were asked to play our games away from home
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:37
Dis :
@Anonymous
I don’t know sometimes, Teams that have nothing to loose can be quite the spoilers.

No way No how. They are just too weak.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:38
The only thing We need to do is to take Ba Muzo’a advice. We have to change. Egyptian supporters were rallying behind the team from the time the game started, even though they were sitting at the bottom of the table together with Rwanda. I understand tax payers pay our national teams expenses, but this does not mean We should be bitter towards our own team. We as fans need to scream, shout, sing the loudest when We are playing at home. We also have to stop blaming players for any loss, in my eyes We have the best team in this group (not being biased towards my home country either). Our defense is superb, we just need to fine tune our offense. Egypt missed a lot of clear chances in today’s game but they also managed to create many more. This allowed them to pick up their pieces and score some.
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:42
@Anonymous
You are probably be right, but I thought the same of the U.S in the Conf Cup after their first two losses, but they were in the final. But then again the U.S is a Team of a different calibre. Rwanda still has proved their prowess.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:42
Anonymous :

Dis :
@Anonymous
I don’t know sometimes, Teams that have nothing to loose can be quite the spoilers.

No way No how. They are just too weak.

Anonymous I have noticed that every game is different in this group, this makes it difficult to predict results. All We have to do is wait and see. I think Amavubi played well regardless of the result, they must have lost hope once the reff handed Egypt a controversial penalty. They were also 1 man down in the dying minutes, and Egypt took advantage of that.
Dis wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:43
@Dis
I meant Rwanda has not proved themselves.
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:46
Still, this Rwanda team is very weak. I think part of it is due to the coach who has changed many players in a short time. They got no chance.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:49
Anonymous the point is Algeria failed to beat them before, so what makes you think they will beat them by six goals this time around?
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:54
Gametime2 : you know very well that in Africa away-games are very difficult because of so many factors and dot necessarily reflect the value of each team. Secondly, I believe that Algeria is becoming stronger and more confident while this Rwanda team is lesser than the one that confronted Algeria and Zambia. Seriously, I think Algeria can win with more than 3 goals in case Egypt beats Zambia.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:56
Anonymous my point is Algeria managed to beat Zambia at home by 2 goals, an unpredictable result. Who knows if Amavubi Will come swinging when they play against Algeria
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 21:59
Besides a team that loses some matches gets the chance to fix up their mistakes. Algeria is sitting on cloud nine they don’t know their weakest points yet. I wont be surprised if they will caught napping.
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:00
Gametime2: All Egypyian commentators themselves are saying that the Rwanda team was exceptionally weak. If Algeria can’t beat this tean with at least 3 differential, they do not deserve SA 2010.
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:02
Gametime12 :
Besides a team that loses some matches gets the chance to fix up their mistakes. Algeria is sitting on cloud nine they don’t know their weakest points yet. I wont be surprised if they will caught napping.

Don’t count on it. Their current coach is much smarter than that.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:07
Am guessing these are the commentators that were calling Abou trikas name like 50 times? if one added a beat to that commentary it would wind up being a song called Abou Trika. Anonymous I watch the game with my own eyes i don’t need a commentator to distort my views. May be Rwanda is weak at this point, who knows if they will be in the same state when they play Algeria. They will most likely go back to the drawing board and try to fix their problems. Meanwhile Algeria is still partying it up after beating Zambia by 2 goals.
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:08
I really wish all these teams could get qualified for the sake of their public. But this is life, I guess.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:10
Anonymous :

Gametime12 :
Besides a team that loses some matches gets the chance to fix up their mistakes. Algeria is sitting on cloud nine they don’t know their weakest points yet. I wont be surprised if they will caught napping.

Don’t count on it. Their current coach is much smarter than that.

It would be wise for the coach to keep the winning team, but this is not about the coach its the players mentality that counts. They might just get big headed.
Anonymous wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:12
Gametime2 : I see that you are biased.
Let me also get biased and say :
Algeria 3 – Zambia 0. Bye
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:13
Anonymous :
I really wish all these teams could get qualified for the sake of their public. But this is life, I guess.

I did not say anything about Rwanda qualifying, I don’t even think they will make Angola 2010. My point is, teams like Rwanda are in this to fulfill the fixture. This means they wont qualify but they are capable of spoiling your day if you lose concentration.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 22:20
Anonymous We will see
Matafwali wrote on 5 July, 2009, 23:17
Looks like Kasonde’s deal fell through under unexplained circumstances. He is reported to be back in Egypt to see if he can find a club. Too bad for the young man. Keep your head up and continue working at it.
Gametime12 wrote on 5 July, 2009, 23:26
keep your head up Mr reliable you might get a better deal
Gametime12 wrote on 6 July, 2009, 1:21
Seasoned Soccer Fan-USA :
Lets hope the stadium will help Zambia host Africa cup because we tired of FIFA Warnings about Konkola stadium.I also read on this site the Independence stadium will be ready by June next yr. Livingston’s Maramba stadium is also earmarked for refurbishment. EGYPT will fall in Zambia and Even Algeria need to be stopped surging towards SA 2010. I did not watch the game between Egypt and Rwanda. I hope we can collect 7 out of 9 possible points, we should progress to SA 2010.

I cant wait for that one day when Zambia hosts the Africa Cup of Nations…..That will help us economically
kakokola wrote on 6 July, 2009, 7:36
ligi yakosa! i was hopng 4 a draw. wel, looks like our boys got to play their lungs out as we give them 150% support.
Step Aside wrote on 6 July, 2009, 9:27
Zesco v Lsk Dynamos ended in a barren draw. So Zanaco goes into the midseason break at the summit of the lague table. This is not a good sign from zesco especially now that they will be playting the CAF Cl.

Matafwali :Looks like Kasonde’s deal fell through under unexplained circumstances. He is reported to be back in Egypt to see if he can find a club. Too bad for the young man. Keep your head up and continue working at it.

I fell to understand what it is really they look at in Kasonde becuase I think he is a great player but surprising ids he never goes past the trials. Wish him good luck though.

Zamfoot :Fwayo doesn’t want to go back to Tunisia. He has already missed 2 weeks of training.

But why Fwayo? Isn’t this absebnce going to cost him? I hope there is a better explanation behind all this.
Concerned wrote on 6 July, 2009, 9:29
kakokola :ligi yakosa! i was hopng 4 a draw. wel, looks like our boys got to play their lungs out as we give them 150% support.

The battle for 2010 was lost when we gave away that game to Algeria. Everything favour Algeria now. They will make sure they wallop Zambia and Rwanda in Algeria.

Meanwhile, Moroka Swallows of South Africa will not sign Mbesuma. He failed the trials. Judge for yourselves.
Big Steve from SA wrote on 6 July, 2009, 9:43
I hope the Fwayo situation is not just another act of immaturity on the players side. Zamfoot please keep us udated with whats going on with the young man.

The Mbesuma story makes for very sad reading. Its been way too long since we heard something positive about ntofontofo’s career. The big clubs are not woking out so maybe he should opt for the smaller clubs but definitely not the Mvela. maybe he should go and knock on Jomos door. Jomo seems to be on the road to building his team to a 40 man team again. He seems to be signing players every week. This could be a starting point even though it would mean a serious salary cut of below 50% his Sundowns salary but hey, beggers are not choosers. I dont think if Mbesuma applies himself it will be hard for im to bounce back especially in the PSL so he should take whatever offer whatever club in the PSL gives him and focus on banging in goals from there. This no club situation is jeopardising his chipolopolo chances as well so its bad from all angles.
Step Aside wrote on 6 July, 2009, 9:59
I really feel for Mbesuma. Surely from top man and now failing trials when he should have been a straight signing without trials. I think (like most bloggers on here suggested), he should consider coming back to the ZPL and rebuild his career. I also wonder what it is that is making him fail to control his weight. It seems it (weight) is what is really taking him down.
Uncle Bobs wrote on 6 July, 2009, 16:40
Fwayo will leave to regret whatever action he takes. Ba Dinamo had an opportunity to hear first hand information the other week of how Vincent Mutale missed out on an opportunity to go to Kaiser Chiefs, when he told Kaiser Motaung point blank in a car at Pamodzi or Inters that Poulsen was instead arranging some professional stsint for him that never materialised to date. Vincent is a soldier in Kabwe and only plays madalas soccer. Ifyaiche ifi mulefyebako please (sorry for losing it here) but these boys when they make a bit of money out there, the next
thing they want is ukwisashaina mu Kalingalinga, Luanshya etc. When i think of wasted talent in Ronald Mbambara, Emmanuel Zulu, Calvin Chisha, Chanda Bwalya etc my heart really bleeds. Ba FAZ naimwe can you create mentorship programmes by involving guys like on this blog to mentor these guys that lack basic education and can only think so far in the midst of ubuchi(money, pesa …..).

Awe nomba ine nafulwa mwe with these kids and their never learning attitude. Even Mbesuma it beats me people on this DL saying we don’t trust the guy. How can we have faith in him when it is there for all to see that the guy is on a free fall and always has issues with skipping camp, delayed flights, delayed reporting etc. Talent he may have but that is no passport to insolence-by the way, Mbesema isn’t even half the talent his father Francis “Kempes” Kajiya was…I sign off in anger on how we continue losing/wasting such great talent pa Zed.
Moffat wrote on 6 July, 2009, 22:39
I am sure Zesco United would have loved to finish the first half of the season on top considering the assignment ahead. A point from the top is not bad at all considering the fact that the team has been fighting war on two fronts, national and international.Half the season gone and six international games and the team is yet to taste defeat.

This should prepare the team mentally as the upcoming games have more to do with mental strength than anything else.Well done to the technical bench and players for working so hard.Zambians should momentarily forget about their various club allegiance and give Zesco United support on 18 July in Chililabombwe.
chindika ng'uni wrote on 6 July, 2009, 23:55
people,where is our milton tembo,last time i heard he was in germany.has he retired?
Whisper wrote on 7 July, 2009, 15:00
Chindika, he is still in Germany at SV Grimmelfingen he just moved there from SpVgg Au/Iller. I remember the guy tested HIV+, but continued playing. I think it was quite a big story, because he decided not to keep quiet. I have to say well done to him for that. He showed immense courage and strength.
Anonymous wrote on 7 July, 2009, 16:54
sad strory but ill give the guy enough respect for his courage,i remember the guy when he puched a referee in a game against roan united and faz banned him for life,very exciting player.I wish him well.@Whisper
Never wrote on 8 July, 2009, 12:20
eliza :@nsomba I do not agree with you also. The league in Israel is far much more advanced than the south african one.So if our players are going their they are making good moves. If a team is able to take part in the uefa then it must be a good team.So we must encourage our players to try their luck is Israel.

Isreali league is very well organised.Far more competitive than the South African league.So please do not be cheated.