Zambia: Squad Steps Up Preps

24 March 2011

The Zambia soccer team has intensified training ahead of Sunday’s 2012 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Mozambique as coach Dario Bonetti has all players called into camp.

Team manager Lusekelo Kamwambi said in an interview from Pretoria, South Africa yesterday that Bonetti was happy to have all the players summoned for the crucial tie against Mozambique.

Kamwambi said that with the arrival of the full squad the team would have enough preparations ahead of the game and that morale was high in camp with the players focussed on wining the match.

“The arrival of all the players called to camp give gives us enough confidence to prepare for this Sunday’s game. The team would be together and prepare effectively because they will now be focussing for the game,” he said.

Meanwhile, coach Lucky Msiska has said he will use the available players currently in camp should some players summoned for the weekend 2012 London Olympics Games qualifier against Rwanda fail to pitch up.

Msiska, who has only Fwayo Tembo in the team from the five that were promised to him, said he will working with the available players though it was difficult to plan when some key players were missing from the team.

He said the absence of Nchanga Rangers duo Lewis Macha and Nermon Nyirenda will greatly affect his preparations as they were important members of the team adding that the he was still waiting for the arrival of the foreign based players summoned especially Rodgers Kola.

Nchanga Rangers President Richard Kazala said the club had already communicated with FAZ general secretary George Kasengele informing the secretariat that the players would not be available due to injury.

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