Nkwazi fly high
…as Zesco shock Kabwe Warriors
HIGH Flying Nkwazi FC flew out of the relegation zone on the MTN/FAZ Super League table after coming from behind to beat Nchanga Rangers 2-1 in a Week-27 fixture at Edwin Imboela Stadium in Lusaka.
Two second half goals from Justin Shonga and Christopher Zulu were key for Nkwazi to collect their second consecutive win after they punished Chambishi FC 1-0 in a Week-26 fixture.
Rangers drew first blood with a goal from Congolese striker Ebongo Ikoko who had silenced the home fans with his eighth minute strike.
The Zambia Police-sponsored outfit that was without their head coach Osward Mutapa who is in Egypt with the Under-23 National team had to wait until the second stanza for the equaliser which came through Shonga whose brilliant ball control inside the 18yard saw him slotting the ball past Rangers goal keeper Victor Chabu.
Two minutes later Zulu doubled Nkwazi’s advantage with a goal which proved to be the winner after Rangers struggled to clear the ball in the danger zone. Meanwhile, George Lwan
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