Covid-19 had hand in 3-0 loss to Nkana - ZANACO

He however said that the loss to Nkana was a learning curve for his team and they would pick themselves up going into their next games in which the bankers are scheduled to play Nkwazi and Green Eagles.

Zanaco remain in position number 10 with 35 points on the log following their loss to Nkana on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, some stakeholders have continued to raise alarm over the decision by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to resume the 2019/2020 season amid the surge of Covid-19 cases.

Soccer administrator and former Power Dynamos secretary Ricky Mamfunda said it would have been better that the league be cancelled if there were challenges in administering the testing of players. Mamfunda noted that reports that certain clubs had played games without having their results ready were of great concern and a risk to other teams that already had their results in place.

Mamfunda noted that there was need for FAZ, Ministry of Sports and Ministry of Health to check compliance levels among clubs to ascertain whether the games should continue or not.

“No single footballer’s life is worth losing all in the hope of fulfilling a football fixture, yes we love football, the nation loves football but Covid-19 is real and we need to adhere to the strict guidelines that have been given to us by the Ministry of Health and we can only do that with strict compliance,” Mamfunda said.

I would rather the season is cancelled if we are facing challenges in so far as testing the players and everybody else is concerned, let’s pull the plug and we shall resume the league once the environment is conducive.”