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We didn’t walk out – Janza

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“Sometimes a team can go through turbulence­s. while Zanaco, who face Green Buffaloes today, Look needed at Zanaco three they points. are facing Nkana challenges were but given they a NKANA yesterday reduced the gap with have 52.

are a tough great run team. by Nchanga Our aim in is the stay first the half, same, forcing we leaders Zanaco to five points when But Zanaco may increase the gap to eight

don’t them change. into their own half most of the time but they beat Nchanga Rangers 1-0 in a Supoints if they overcome the Zambia Army out

Football the Chingola is about outfit collecting fired blunt three shots points at goal. and if per Division Week 23 match played This at follows fit in today’s Idris match Mbombo’s at Sunset last minute Stadium. goal

you win Nkana three returned games in in a the raw second that changes half more eveorganis­ed Nchanga Stadium in Chingola. which led to Walter the abandonmen­t Bwalya’s 66th of the minute MTN-FAZ goal was

rything but If and we showed will not the play urgency Barclays for an this opener year The victory pushed Nkana to 47 points Super Division enough fixture to give at the Nkana “Kalampa Stadium Boys” in Kitwe. the much that’s which not the came end early because in the there 66th is minute. still the league

With the scores levelled at 2-2, Mbombo slotted to be contested,” Janza said. in a winner in added time which Arrows players Meanwhile Nkana FC club secretary, Charles claimed was an offside but was ruled for a goal by Chikatizya, noted that it was disappoint­ing for a referee Matteo Ngulube. team like Arrows to walk off the pitch following

The Arrows players refused to get back on the what transpired at Nkana stadium. pitch after their complaint was ignored leading to “As Nkana Football Club we condemn the bethe abandonmen­t of the match. havior exhibited by our opponents who chose to

Janza however denied his team walking off the walk away from the pitch. For a premiershi­p club pitch and noted that his players were disappoint­ed like Red Arrows to walk out it shows indiscipli­ne. with the referee Ngulube who refused to hear their There are channels to follow when a club feels agconcerns. grieved instead of abandoning the match.

“They didn’t walk out, they were just raising However it is up to the match officials. The their concerns, I don’t think they walked out, they game was played and we scored in the last minute just raised their concerns and the referee was supof added time and for now the scores remain at posed to address them and make a decision but he 3-2. If there will be any need for us to replay the kept on delaying to make a decision,” Janza said match, it will have to start in the 94th minute for

Asked on whether Arrows would bounce back to us to play the remaining 30 seconds,” Chikatizya winning ways following their disappoint­ing run in said. the league, Janza said: “It’s not difficult to bounce Nkana are third on the league table with 29 back to winning ways because if you see most of points while Arrows occupy 13th position with 15 these teams we consider strong are not defeating points and have won only three games with the us convincing­ly so I don’t think there is anything last victory being the 1-0 thumping of Lusaka Dydifficul­t. It is just a matter of finding the right foot. namos on May 13 in Lusaka.

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