{"id":24905,"date":"2011-12-31T16:43:47","date_gmt":"2011-12-31T16:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/renard-upbeat-despite-growing-injury-worries\/"},"modified":"2011-12-31T16:43:47","modified_gmt":"2011-12-31T16:43:47","slug":"renard-upbeat-despite-growing-injury-worries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/31\/renard-upbeat-despite-growing-injury-worries\/","title":{"rendered":"Renard upbeat despite growing injury worries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mtnfootball.com\/content\/herve%20renard%20expressive~2.jpg\" width=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Renard still positive<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"24\">Zambia coach Herve Renard has said he remains positive despite his 2012\u00a0Africa Cup\u00a0of Nations preparations being hit by injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Two players are totally ruled out while another two are uncertain for the Gabon and Equatorial Guinea tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder William Njobvu of Israeli side Hapoel Ironi Shmona and\u00a0 striker Jacob Mulenga of FC Utrecht in Holland are ruled out of the Africa Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Striker James Chamanga of Dalian Shide in China and Konkola Blades defender Thomas Nyirenda are both carrying injures but are at the team\u2019s South Africa training base in Johannesburg.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We should be strong and look forward,&#8221; Renard told the Zambia Daily Mail on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will miss William because he was in my plans for the Africa Cup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is sad the he is getting injured after Jacob (Mulenga), James (Chamanga) and Thomas (Nyirenda) while we will miss Emmanuel Mbola due to suspension. 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