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Live- text: Zesco Utd 0-0 El Merriekh

August 30th, 2009

Zesco United v El Merriekh, CAF/Orange Champions League

Kickoff: 14: 30 Zambian time

Venue: Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Zesco beat the Sudanese side 2-3 a fortnight ago courtesy of a Jonas Sakuwaha hatrick. Zega…Team Ya Ziko is on four points, level with Kano Pillars on Nigeria and three points behind leaders Al Hilal.

Kano Pillars will host Hilal in another group be fixture.

Probable line up

——————-Chansa—————

L. Silungwe__________-Kabamba C.__________Hichani________D. Msiska

C.Chipalo__________K.Mtonga________M.Mwaba_________-J.Sakuwaha

_________________L.Phiri__________Enoch Sakala___

Suspended

Jacob Banda (gk), Rodgers Kamwandi, Kunda Mushota, Nicholas Zulu

Injured

Nyambe Mulenga, William Chniyama, Yonah Mwango

Siloni Jere, Innocent Mwaba, Mathews Chikwete, Jackson Mwanza will start from the bench.

Zega has managed to sell 500 replica shirts and fans from Ndola are all clad in the Zega colours

Group A

07-18-2009

Zesco United

11

Kano Pillars

07-18-2009

Al Merreikh

00

El Hilal

07-31-2009

El Hilal

1 – 0

Zesco United 

08-01-2009

Kano Pillars

3 – 1

Al Merreikh 

08-14-2009

El Hilal

2 – 0

Kano Pillars 

08-15-2009

Al Merreikh

2 – 3

Zesco United

Team

MP

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

El Hilal (Sudan)

3

2

1

0

3

0

3

7

Zesco United (Zambia)

3

1

1

1

4

4

0

4

Kano Pillars (Nigeria)

3

1

1

1

4

4

0

4

Al Merreikh (Sudan)

3

0

1

2

3

6

-3

1

Sakuwaha deal

The Zamfoot Crew can confirm that the 26 year old has agreed personal terms with French Ligue 1 club Lorient. He has signed a one deal and tomorrow, his ITC will be sent to the French Football Federation thus officially he will become a Lorient player.

He is still eligible to feature for Zesco United atleast for this afternoon’s match.

Kalaba has switched clubs

Rainford Kalaba has been famed out again by Sporting Braga to another top flight side Uniao de Leiria

Kalaba spent the last season also onloan at second tier side Gil Vicente were he scored 9 goals.

Singuluma & Tsunami

Given Singuluma was on target yesterday for TP Mazembe. Singuluma scored the second goal against Zimbabwe side Monomutapa as TP won 2-0 and took their tally to 9 points from 4 matches and top of group B.

In Germany, Chris Katongo was also on target in the 4-2 win.

Andrew Sinkala has said he will be fit for Zambia’s crucial game against Algeria.

Herve Renard and six other local players have left for France today and will be joined by the Foreign based players.

Sakuwaha and Hichani will leave tomorrow.

More news to follow…Enjoy the game

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  1. Seasoned Soccer fan-USA
    August 30th, 2009 at 23:11 | #1

    CAF online reports that Kano Pillars have beaten AL Hilal by 2-1.
    Kano Leads the Pack in group A.

    Kano 7 pts
    Al-Hilal 7pts
    Zesco 5pts
    Merriek 2

  2. M from France
    August 30th, 2009 at 23:14 | #2

    Hi everyone,

    Just a little practical question: do you know where exactly in France the national team will camp?
    thanks if you can give me a clue.

  3. Gametime12
    August 30th, 2009 at 23:19 | #3

    Yup Kano Pillars won, Zesco have a mountain to climb. They’ve put themselves in the same situation as that of the national team. I think its time for Zambian players to understand how important it is to bag 3 points at home. At least Zesco did not lose at home which is the worst thing that could happen to a team in the qualification stage of any tournament.

  4. Hankanga
    August 31st, 2009 at 06:47 | #4

    Too bad for zesco fc.

  5. Uncle Bobs
    August 31st, 2009 at 07:01 | #5

    If only the mathematics we like in soccer was empirical and not hypothetical, we would have won the World Cup. But kunsamushi shabufi twapena. Why do we always have to complicate things for ourselves. Last minute is not just dangerous but suicidal!

  6. Spaks
    August 31st, 2009 at 07:39 | #6

    Tough luck Zega, we need to start bagging them 3 points at home, ala division one north yapya, in the Mufulira Derby mighty beat blackpool 2-0 while kalampa dre, mighty have closed the gap to 4 points kaya

  7. Big Steve from SA
    August 31st, 2009 at 07:59 | #7

    Three points adrift from the top is not bad. Since we seem to strugle to get te points at home might as wel win all the away games then.

    Sad news in the PSL is that Roger Kola has been released by Golden Arrows.

  8. Georgia Russia
    August 31st, 2009 at 08:40 | #8

    maths has come in now and we seem not to be good at such.can some one help me on this.why are we not delivering wenever we playing at home,is it our bad pitches or wat.

    zambia under 20 went out to egypt and got something impressive but wen egypt came here,they were booted out.

    we lost to algeria which is just anther bad example.zesco seems to be doing the same and as things stand i dont think we shall beat kano pillars in nigeria unless other wise.

  9. Vincent Numbwa
    August 31st, 2009 at 08:41 | #9

    Some Chingola referee was too baised in the Chingola Leopards v. Nkana game. I have information that Nchanga rangers bribed the referee to favour the Chingola side so that Nkana loses the grip at the helm of the div league as they hope they can get promotion to ZPL this year. I was not surprised to see the entire Rangers executive flocking the dressing rooms as if it was their team playing.

  10. tino
    August 31st, 2009 at 08:48 | #10

    Zambian football at its worst.i dont understand why pipo try to be so unproffesional

  11. Spaks
    August 31st, 2009 at 09:17 | #11

    Vincent Numbwa :
    Some Chingola referee was too baised in the Chingola Leopards v. Nkana game. I have information that Nchanga rangers bribed the referee to favour the Chingola side so that Nkana loses the grip at the helm of the div league as they hope they can get promotion to ZPL this year. I was not surprised to see the entire Rangers executive flocking the dressing rooms as if it was their team playing.

    Faz i know some of you are regulars on this site, if there is any truth to this matter i think we should investigate, this is nonsense, thats if its true

  12. Spaks
    August 31st, 2009 at 09:18 | #12

    but then again vincent how can a chingola ref handle a match involving a chingola team? are you sure?

  13. demesi
    August 31st, 2009 at 09:40 | #13

    zesco just nid good and sharp strikers upfront,not one day heroes…wish they had kabamba,those who were at woodlands can agree with me.

  14. Chamz
    August 31st, 2009 at 09:48 | #14

    Vincent is a die hard Nkana supporter, so he is biased too here.

  15. Chamz
    August 31st, 2009 at 10:44 | #15

    Zesco jersey look very good unlike national team-rags.

  16. Kashman
    August 31st, 2009 at 11:33 | #16

    Chamz :
    Zesco jersey look very good unlike national team-rags.

    Ba Chamz are u sure about what u are saying, I feel there was nothing extra Ordinary about the Jersey as it also had too much white on it, 2me it wud have looked more nice if it waz domited by Orange nd Green.

  17. Amuna Onzuna
    August 31st, 2009 at 12:09 | #17

    Too bad for Zesco.I thought that goal which Enoch scored was guinine?.Also a penaulty denied.

  18. Vincent Numbwa
    August 31st, 2009 at 12:25 | #18

    Chamz :Vincent is a die hard Nkana supporter, so he is biased too here.

    Ba Chamz it is very true I have confirmed this information from both Rangers and Chingola leopards camps. The practice by Rangers is very bad, the last confusion at Nkana satanduim was also coused by a Chngola referee and that time rangers was number two. I have not complained about Mighty who are number two now in Division one becouse they are a sober club.

  19. Chamz
    August 31st, 2009 at 13:32 | #19

    Rangers must play on the pitch, remember last year, they tried tricks to stay in premier but failed.

  20. Chamz
    August 31st, 2009 at 13:37 | #20

    I think we are being hard on Zesco, its their first time to come this far compared to many other teams in the competition.

  21. Never
    August 31st, 2009 at 14:47 | #21

    Georgia Russia :maths has come in now and we seem not to be good at such.can some one help me on this.why are we not delivering wenever we playing at home,is it our bad pitches or wat.
    zambia under 20 went out to egypt and got something impressive but wen egypt came here,they were booted out.
    we lost to algeria which is just anther bad example.zesco seems to be doing the same and as things stand i dont think we shall beat kano pillars in nigeria unless other wise.

    You just said ZECO seem to be doing well away and not at home, then why should you doubt that they can’t beat Kano pillars at home.Mind you El-Merrik has more stars than pillars.Watch out zega may jus pull out another surprise.

  22. Big Steve from SA
    August 31st, 2009 at 15:28 | #22

    Clifford has signed for Aces on the last day. At least he has got a club.

  23. Anonymous
    August 31st, 2009 at 16:46 | #23

    @Chamz
    the issue here is not coming from a far and stuff.its about winning,football is about winning not just playing good.

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