Chipolopolo defender Rodrick Kabwe has been taken ill with malaria in South Africa.
Chipolopolo Team doctor Joseph Kabungo confirmed from Johannesburg yesterday that Kabwe got sick on Friday night.
“He [Kabwe] played against Jomo Cosmos on Friday but he started feeling bad at night. We have put him on treatment and he is recovering,” Kabungo said.
He said there is no need to worry as the Zanaco star will recover ahead of the 2015 Equatorial Guinea Africa Cup of Nations Group B opening match against Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) next Sunday.
Kabungo also said midfielder Kondwani Mtonga is back in training after missing Friday’s friendly against Jomo Cosmos due to pain in the knee.
“Kondwani trained this morning without experiencing pain in the knee. Stopilla Sunzu equally trained and so far so good,” he said.
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my worry is do we have jerseys nt the training we’ve been using
malaria in south Africa?
What do you mean? What are the causes of malaria? Nobody in South Africa has malaria?
My thoughts exactly………???
This is not a left back pls he’s been exposed so much can’t find another left back apart from mbola
Learn to watch football, Rodrick is a good player who can play any position.I wish Mbola could be same. Utility players in current team are:
– Kondwani
– Chisamba
– Rodrick
– Mweene (Try Mweene as defensive midfielder… mukatamba bola).
Abana babakulu balebombelapo
These health issues are worrisome in our camp, with the lack of depth in the squad, one can only hope for the best.
@ paradox good question, malaria in South Africa??
Does SA have malaria immunity? What kind of outer space do u guys live in?
Malaria in mzansi, just wondering as well. Fever yes, but malaria kaya!
Maybe its one of those diagnosis from back in the day, any fever results in the response “nimvelako tu malelia”……kekekeke!!!!
Anyway on a serious note, I hope our good doctor has got this under check cause we need this boy. He was not at his best in the bafana encounter this probably explains why
Malaria incubation period is around 14 days. Rodrick could have had malaria parasites in his system even before leaving Zambia. Sometimes change of place or weather conditions can trigger parasites to proliferate.
You could be right. Sometimes when I visit Zambia and then come back to South Africa (where I live), I sometimes feel some Malaria-ish kind of feeling. When I go to the doctor, they tell me that it’s just a fever but you do not have the Malaria Parasite or Protozoa (which causes Malaria).
That’s how we lost Denis Lota. mhsrip. They need to get it under control before it worsens.