Zambian winger Lameck Banda has returned to his parent club, Russian outfit Arsenal Tula after spending last season on loan at Israeli side Maccabi Netanya.
Banda joined Tula in July 2019 after impressing the then head coach Igor Cherevchenko following a ten-day trial period during the Russian Outfit’s preseason training camp in Austria. Banda was electric during the trials and scored a brilliant goal against Redbull Salzburg in a friendly match.
He however failed to cement a place in the first line up hence the decision to move to Isreal for a season.
Banda alongside his compatriots Evans Kangwa, and Klings Kangwa are part of the Tula side that is in Austria for a 20 day pre-season camp in preparation for the new Russian Premier League season.
Tula traveled on a chartered flight from Sheremetyevo airport to Klagenfurt, Austria on Sunday and after three hours on the plane plus two hours on the bus, Dmitry Parfenov’s team arrived in Tyrolean Lienz, their base.
The Russian side picked Lienz because of weather conditions, In contrast to hot Tula, Austria will provide the team with comfortable weather of around 24 degrees.
Tula will stay in Austria up to 26th July and is expected to play four friendly matches. They will square off with Serbian outfit, FK Čukarički Stankom on July 1, Five days later they will face AC Sparta Praha from the Czech Republic, Azerbaijan side Qarabağ Ağdam FK will be their third opponent on 11th July before facing FC Viktoria Plzeň a day before departure for Tula.
The full squad in Austria: Mikhail Levashov, Yegor Shamov, Denis Mukhin, Yegor Sidorov, Igor Gorbatenko, Sergei Tkachev, Evgeny Lutsenko, Kirill Panchenko, Georgi Kostadinov, Guram Adjoev, Evgeny Markov, Evans Kangva, Kings Kangva, Lamek Banda, Artyom Sokol, Daniil Khlusevich, Goran Chaushich, Danil Stepanov, Vladislav Panteleev, Alexander Dovbnya, Artyom Sukhanov, Danila Strelchuk, Ayaz Guliev, and Alexandru Tudorie.
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