…as Nkana end Arrows unbeaten run
CHAMPIONS Zesco United thrashed Lusaka Dynamos 4-1 while Nkana moved to fourth on the MTN/FAZ Super Division table after handing Red Arrows its
st e eat o the season
following a 3-0 drubbing at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe.
Zesco extended their unbeaten run to eight games in scintillating style with Kenyan Jesse Were grabbing a hat-trick at Levy Mwanawasa in a Week Nine triple-header.
With a game in hand, the dola outfit maintain lead on the table with 24 points. Were broke the deadlock in the 17th minute. Zesco added their second after the break as Antony Akumu doubled the scores in the 58th minute.
Were then piled on the agony on Lusaka Dynamos as he completed his hat-trick in the 59th and 64th minutes. However, defender David Owino handed the usaka outfit a consolation with an own goal on 66 minutes.
At Nkana stadium, goals from midfielder ubanga ampamba, Harun Shakava and striker Ronald “Sate Sate” Kampamba redeemed Nkana’s hopes of challenging for the Super Division title.
Mubanga Kampamba broke the
NIGERIA Under-23 national team coach Imama Amapakabo says the defending champions are shaping p with o an tness hea ing
into the 2019 under-23 Africa Cup of Nations which kicks-off on November 8 in Egypt.
The champions are in Group B with Zambia, Ivory Coast and South Africa.
Amapakabo said he was happy with the level of commitment and discipline shown in training. deadlock five minutes after kick off, beating goal keeper Ian Otien via a free kick a few inches from the eighteen-yard. Shakava made it 2-0 for Nkana after rising high to beat Otien with a superb header in the 18th minute.
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“Both the foreign and local players are gelling well and I am impressed with each player’s output. We are in a tough group so we have to do everything right to go past the preliminary round,” he said.
Amapakabo’s boys were on Tuesday held to a barren draw by Nigeria National League (NNL) club, Niger Tornadoes in a friendly game at the FIFA Goal Project training pitch, Abuja.
uesca of pain midfielder elechi Nwakali captained the Olympic Eagles in the game, while Tom Dele-Bashiru
ANGOLA gave Zambia a 9-1 thrashing on Tuesday night to book
ali cation to the
2020 Morocco Futsal Africa Cup.
It was a sweet night for Angola at Pavilhão da Cidadela indoor sporting arena in Luanda as they ruthlessly secured a place at the Africa Cup beating Zambia 13-1 on aggregate.
Zambia failed to overturn the 4-0 deficit from the first leg ualifier played at Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka last Week but instead went on to concede nine more goals.
The gulf in class between the teams was apparent in the fourth minute when Osvaldo Inacio put Palancas Negras in the lead. Mano Sele and Dias made it 3-0 by the eighth minute.
Arthur Silva was unstoppable as he scored four goals in 23, 34, 36 and 39 minutes while Sele and Josimar Cabungula contributed a goal each to seal off the victory.
Zambia coached by Brian Kunsanama managed to get a consolation in the 40th minute through Carlos Kaoma.
This was Zambia’s third biggest defeat after losing 9-0 to Egypt in 2008 and 13-1 to Russia at the Brazil Grand Prix de Futsal tournament in 2011. and Orji Okonkwo were also handed starting berths despite only arriving in camp on Monday.
Both teams wasted a number of clear cut chances in the encounter.
Meanwhile, Zambia Under-23 squad is today scheduled to leave for a training camp in Spain.
The tournament takes place from November 8-22. Zambia begin her campaign against South Africa on November 9. The top three teams at the tournament will qualify to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.