Zambia failed to utilize home ground advantage when they hosted Congo as they drew 1 – 1 at Levy Mwanawasa stadium.
Despite creating several chances, the Chipolopolo failed to find the back despite dominating the first half and they had to wait until the 60th minute when Congo based striker Winstone Kalengo powered his way into the box to shoot past the goalkeeper.
However, Zambia continued to attack while on the other end they were conceding free kicks in dangerous areas and they were punished in the 75th minute when they failed to clear a set piece for Congo equalize from close range.
Zambia continued pressing but some resolute defending from the visitors ensured take a point away from Ndola.
Zambia XI v Congo:
Kennedy Mweene – Davies Nkausu, Stephen Kabamba , Adrian Chama , Stophpilla Sunzu, Nathan Sinkala ,Rainford Kalaba (C) , Chris Katongo (Clatous Chama), CollinsMbesuma (Conlyde Luchanga), Winston Kalengo, Lubambo Musonda



The coach made a mistake on removing katongo.wen katongo was removed we lost the midfield.all the best ku congo.
Kamanga administration . . Players and fans looked sad
get out, did kamanga make this team?
The ref was also a suspect
May be so, but before we start blaming the ref we should take a good look at ourselves.
Is it referee who removed Katongo for some Cletus Chama? There was Benson, Kabaso, Spencer. And that boy just got red carded last weekend, he was not confident. Katongo deserved full game.
Kkkkkkkkkkk no word to say
And the reality of the job on Kamanga’s hands finally sinks in!
Lwandamina made a big mistake to remove Chris. The player who was heavy was Mbesuma,he was a bit slow. Mbesuma is good but he was not equal to the temple of the game. Adrian was equally slow. The flont line was too desperate, maybe they were in a harry to impress. The biggest mistake was removing chris and that Chama boy did not settle at all.
Average talent don’t forget. I miss kalu, was a living ghost standing with the boys. There other things hell do. Pele was sports minister. He can be coach again maybe in China.
the coach made a mistake to remove katongo for chama who failed to perform, to me chansa was a gud replacement for chris, & luchanga is not a national team material he is a cosafa material.
Kalu This,kalu That.Some Blogs Wants To Blame Kalu For Everything.Now Kalu Is Gone Who Ar U Going To Blame.Believe Me Or Not Zambia Will Never Be The Same Again,kalu Was Not Just A President But A Coach Az Weo.Kalu Plz Come Back.
We stil need an expatriet coach lwandmina has failed he cant read the game propery we are going nowhere with this pathetic coach.
@Football, u are right chris substute was a mistake to the coach, clatus is not mature yet, for collins & kelongo they should be used as twin strikers, not lonely striker. Kabamba was a suspect as well, also kalaba missed clear chances for chipolopolo
We need pace Mayuka and chicken should hand back the leadership to Chris,Kalaba is not matured enough for that yet and the substitution he made to remove him (Katongo) was wrong.
If we wil fail to beat congo in brazzaville then we shud forget about qualifying to the Afcon coz congo wil win the group.
Coch wapanga mistake kugusya katongo.Atakainduliki alimwi.tuyanda chisamba lungu amid.
There is no way the team was not going to be rusty, that is the lack of internationals and camping time prior to the game.
Things do have to improve on every level.
the players played as if they dnt want kamaga
Kamanga Is Just A Bussiness Man.When Kalu Come Into Zambian Football We Reached The Quaterfinals Of Afcon After Many Years Of Struguling% He Made Zambia To Win Afcon.Zambians Lets Learn To Appriciate.
I think the whole Africa is laughing at us with letting kalu go at this time.
Maybe the whole Africa need to realize that Zambians were tired of the corruption that Kalu was brewing at Faz. In my view that is what cost him his job. A lot of reasonable Zambians were tired of the “back door” deals with not paperwork to back their claims, so lets not confuse facts here. Kalu was arrogant, he ran Faz as though it was his personal business, but of course, his followers would never admit to that and expected all Zambians to ignore the corruption practices that was going on at FAZ. Nah.
Well said. Kalusha is oust is more than welcome. The guy is corrupt.
Football Is Just About Winning And Losing. We Drew Its Fine
Our coach failed to read the game, the best replacement for katongo would hav been chansa,
I agree, that was error he made. This Chama boy failed to settle into the game.George is failing to read the game fullstop
We hv put our selves in a difficut situation coz now we have to win in congo to take over the lead of the group & to say the truth i dont see the leadership of kalaba as a captain u cant compare with chris, coz chris works like a coach in the pitch when he is a captain that arm band shud return to chris kalaba has failed to lead the team.
Jesus christ! Andrew Kamanga has not even moved into his office yet and turn on the computer and people are calling for his head? yaba. Anyways, the win will the return game. Chisamba lungu, mbola, Kangwa need to be back in the team, this nonsense of leaving out good and performing players need to stop now that Kalu is gone.
we shud not blame the FA president its too early this is Kalus team it was kalu who selected this team if u dont hv any thing to say pliz its better you keep quiet than bring politics here lets anylise the game.
The first half was a good performance. We failed to build on that in the second half. To me the coach should have substituted Mbesuma instead of Chris Katongo. He should have removed Mbesuma and pushed Katongo forward, then introduce another midfielder to partner Sinkala. We have let ourselves down. It will be a mountain to climb in Congo.
Chansa should have come in for Mbesuma, instead of substituting Katongo.
CONGO came with a plan into this game , they started with five defenders in order to close the Zambien front line , but still they were going forward at the same time.As soon as they conceded they switched to four defenders then the fifth defender assisting their front line , as a result , that very fifth defender ( Jordan MASSENGO , nber 14)was the goal scorer for Congo… in my view they were the better side tactically.
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk hahahahahahahahahaha, very happy for the draw. Hope we lose in Congo so that you ungrateful idiots can be taught a lesson.
hehehehehe..
Leave Kalu Alone. He Brought Afcon So Stop Blaming Him.
I am so worried about the return game , what a mountain to climb in Brazzavile ? if we are beaten then we must forget…
Andrew kamanga hasnt even started working. Some people are mad. That was kalusha’s team. The coach is a big f00l for leaving Mayuka.
I don’t understand hw kalu or kamanga cm in2 analysin this game like thr the ones missin those chances or makin subs. We drew coz we failed 2 convert our chances plus a wrong sub by our coach. If u r not convinced better watch the repeat. Wht jesrsey no. were kalu and kamanga wearin, maybe I was watchin the wrong game. If u dnt hv wht 2 post beta mwaikalafye.#will leave it rite here
But you are the same people who were blaming Kalu that football is dead when we just won the Africa cup. Mukose
You Will Remember Kalu.You Think U Ar Better Than Kalu.Wait %see Zambian Football Is Dead.
There reality is that we have problem with the coach. The guy can read the game..period. What he had at his deposal today was the best chipolopolo can offer.
To blame kamanga is the worst thing a blank head can think of. Our players lack creativity,that is an indication that the coach is not that good.
Today you are blaming the coach when you were busy blaming Kalu for the teams failures, we are watching
Kalusha was corrupt. And he led to the downfall of Zambian football. Finshi ulelanda kolwee iwe.
Iwe Kapoli which downfall when we lifted the Afcon under his administration. Mukose otherwise you won’t qualify
You’re a pussy man.
Kamanga won’t select a national team, it’s the coach who will. But a good president the FA president will count for certain dynamics necessary for success. Its eartly days for the elder brother. I am sure he is happy to be at the helm.
Our defense is very suspect. We don’t have a leader in that department, Stopilla is no longer the same player of 4 years ago. Katongo had a very good game, it was a wrong decision to have substituted him. Kabaso chongo should have been in that defense. The defense is our weakest link! Let’s pray for a miracle in Congo! Mbesuma is only effective for 60 minutes in a game.
Zambians They Forget So Fast.Look At How They Forgot About Mwanawasa%suported Sata Who Was Part Of Chilubas Government.Kamanga Failed At Kabwe And Power Dynamos How Do U Expect Hin To Be Star At Faz.
wait Saturday is coming Zambia is losing in Brazzaville , football is gone with the Great Kalu
Nation team is too big for Zambian coaches they can’t manage before ts too let lets realise this. En bring another one.
Climb MTN tower and commit suicide if you want, kalu was beaten pants down. You’re still dreaming “yali ni nkongole” is out of our chipolopolo. Even if Zambia does not win, kamanga is the president for the next four years. If that is still painful for you, throw your self in Zambezi river. Win or loose, its kaaaaamaaàngaaaaà ala muti pange chongo.
@90 minutes..you talking like a corrupt official who doesnt care about Zambian football…you should be a politician not a soccer lover…
Well said 90 min. The ouster of Kalusha is good riddance. I don’t miss that selfish corrupt man. Let him rest in peace. Forward with Zambian football. Zambian football is not Kalusha. To hell with him.
Nkweto Tembwe, why are you hiding in another name to attach kamanga,? Be a man and face kamanga in steady of making noise at zamfoot. Even if Zambia looses in congo, you have already kissed goodbye to faz
Zambians never cease to amaze me, Kamanga was elected Sunday morning, two days later you want him to work miracles on the national team.
And yet after ten years in leadership you wanted to continue giving Kalusha a chance.
Let’s have Mbola on the left side of defense and Kabaso Chongo on the right. These are boys who are enjoying very good form at their clubs. Mayuka can do a better job than Those two boys, Chama and Luchanga. I don’t think Luchanga is better Evans Kangwa who is among the top goal scorers in the israeli league!
Mweluwa
testing one two
Kamanga has a challenge to set his record king Kalu has a great record,he lead us well and We celebrated when he was a captain,coach and administrator …….he is a great worrier brave and determined above all thank you for the maturity displayed in accepting defeat by kamanga
Long live Kalu and all the best to kamanga
Though I didn’t watch the match, Leonard on Radio 2 mentioned about the misses the Guys accrued. In football, every chance should count as a goal. There should no longer be playing to the gallery, nowadays it’s business. I wonder why the players did not die a little after Kamanga pledged $100 for each one of them. I feel, as a matter of respect , Kalaba should have handed over the armband to Chris. No matter what, Chris is always senior and much more superior than Kalaba , therefore just like Elijah Litana at one time handed over the armband to Kalusha, same thing Kalaba should have done. It’s for all due respect! . Frankly, it will be tough in Brazaviĺle or portnoire – the deadliest ground. Kamanga should pledge $1000 to each player.
We need someone to help Mbesuma especially Mayuka should be called urgently. the problem is that Chicken is stubborn
congo will mince us away. they have lechantre.
mistake number 1. there was no super sub. 2. no player maker. 3.poor sub’s by the coach katongo was better and holding the mid. 4 MBESUMA was not at his best. game plan in Congo is that we need MAYUKA TO PARTNER KALENGO
.Chris’s should come in second half as a super sub to finish the Congolese. SAUTU can replaced Chriss mu first half.
call mayuka to partner kalengo in Congo. plz plZ do that or else we are gone. let mayuka go direct to Congo
@Mumbi: Kalengo came with them scored against them. He is a professional moreover loves his country more. Stop making those stupid accusations, Mumbi.
It is painfull to draw at home but from our team’s last night display, we can easily beat Congo at their homeground. Zambia was good, but was just unlucky to miss too many clear chances. But for the goal we conceded, I’ll blame our goakeeper. From the way Congo’s scorer turned, a serious goalkeeper should have anticipated that he’d shoot towards his right or or directly where he was. Mweene should have slightly dived to his right and cover the ground under him rather than failing backwards, leaving alot of space under his legs. Infact he was supposed to throw himself to the floor to sweep the ball. I now understand why Mweene is always benched at Soundowns.
mweene needs to rest. time for jacob to take over. iam expecting lwandamina to resign on sunday
We always seem to start slow. Having said that Congo didn’t look great but still managed to score, hoping for a better result on Sunday.
Mbesuma is very slow. Over 80% of his goals in South Africa have come while he is standing in the box and simple tap ins. Kangwa can ran and shoot from very far.Let’s hope he can come in the last two matches.
We should work on our backline especially the full backs ( Kabamba and Nkausu) were a beaten for pace by the Congolese wingers on numerous occasions. Otherwise, we are capable of causing an upset in Brazaville
APA IYAPASANDE KU KOSA PANTU THESE GUYS WILL NOT ALLOW US,THE WAY WE ALLOWED THEM,SO MR GEORGE TRY TO FIND THE REAL SOLUTION IN THE ATTACKING SYSTEM,OUR STRIKERS ARE SLOW AT GOAL.
futbol nowadays doesnt count homground advantag.th sam way we drew here,wit a fuly packd stadium,is th sam way congo wil lose th game at their backyard.our strikn 4ce ws a bit actve,tho th defenc ws woryn at som points.mbesuma ws too slow,esp in th last 30 min of th gam.chris ws great,me too expectd mbesumas substitution,nt chris.bt,we can do beta on sunday.th nature of yestadays game ws a profesional/tactical/experienc,young pros faild to cope up wit th pace,esp th two subst’s. paceo th best guys.
lets be mature in our blogging. This is not a kamanga vs kalu thing, so don’t take it there. Some people are still bitter about Kalu losing. Well get over it. Regarding the Football which is what we should be talking about only. We actually played really good football in the first half. We lost shape in the second. The current Zambia never creates alot of chances in most games so to have about three very clear chances in the first half which were not taken is something we cant afford. Kalengo actually scored from nothing. The midfield did not create enough and i would have preferred Chansa in the position Katongo played. He is not called Gattuso for nothing. Katongo did not distribute the way we know chansa can. The substitution was merited. i would have personally brought in chansa for him. On the goal as Zamfoot has alluded to on other articles we do not have a stable central defensive partnering. Sunzu has a new partner every game. Therefore he is unsure how to play. Central defense is by far our biggest weakness. Kabamba just needs more games and he will improve. Nkausu had a very good game. Lubambo with his pace needs to produce more. Mbesuma did not have a good second half and should have been substituted soon into the second half. We also missed a game changer. Someone coming from the bench to change the match dynamics something Chisamba does well.
The time the great kalu goes is the time chipolopolo can be easly beaten . All the players looks demotivated. Am sure the great kalu used to motivate tha players.. I hope we are going to see the return of mayuka, singuluma, mulenga mukuka and Jacob , mbola, kola and kangwa . I do appreciate if we fail with quality . Zambia only need six points to qualify as best runners if they fail to beat Congo .. Plus i do not foresee Congo winning all their remaining matches … I miss great kalu
I agree with you on the inclusion of the players you have mentioned. But please let Kalusha rest. He has had his time. Kalusha as FAZ president wouldn’t affected the dynamics of the game. He does not play. Lets move on with Kamanga as FAZ president please. You’re the people who create the animal in man (dictatorship) because of hero worshipping. Zambia can still win in Congo. Peace.
Lwandamina should step aside we bring in someone more serious. The Zesco coach is a disgrace..
technically we were beaten pants down, however the positive lessons that we need to carry to congo are; playing an attacking game like we are at home, make tactical subs if need arises and pysco our players something that we lack in the zambian team.
If I was Lwandamina, I would call Mayuka to partner Kalengo. Mbesuma is too slow now. Mbesuma would do well as a super sub. Our right and left full back were also tested and found wanting. Kabaso should start at right back. As for left back we have no option but stick with Kabamba. I only wish Mbola was called. But we have stubborn coach who does not listen. A loss in Congo will spell doom for Zambia.
I thank real football analyst who intelligently analyse the game and not cadres who even during presidential elections cause confusion. Pliz learn to talk football as it happened on the pitch. With Mr kamanga you will learn to know he is anew faz president and give him same space ypu gave kalu.all are zambians am sure we should discuss tactics ,gameplans,chances tacken .chances missed and not ne calling of our players and demeaning people.pliz my fellow zambians grow up.Congo will also play undrr plessure at their home ground.on Conlyde the boy is more bright than most upcoming strikers.for national team he has already scored two or if not 3 goals in the few minutes he played. At under 23 and senior level.pliz dont demoralize the boy he can do wonders as he is in aclass of his own and is fearless to take on defenders which am sure you dont see and uses speed to great effect.i also feel mbesuma should not be overused while there is need also for Mayuka,kola,mbola,chisamba and singuluma in the team.I watched kola at under 20 world cup then.he hs pace and was agood partner to mayuka and like kangwa and chisamba can kill the game.good to all zambians football is just agame and lets enjoy it.our main goal is heaven and salvation
JABRIMS 10.
Very candid & mature advice. Thank you. We need progressive persons like you in out communities