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Mazembe arrive in Japan for club world cup

Africa club champions TP Mazembe are in Japan for the FIFA Club World Cup which kicks off on Thursday 10th December, 2015 with Zambian quartet of skipper Rainford Kalaba, Kabaso Chongo, Nathan Sinkala and Given Singuluma all making the trip to Osaka.

Mazembe arrived in Japan on Tuesday and will be in action on Sunday 13th December.

While Kalaba, Kabaso and Sinkala will be making their debut appearance at the tournament, Singuluma will be making his second appearance having been part of the Mazembe team that played at the World Cup five years ago.

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  1. Good experience for the TP Mazambia although how these boys play at TP is totally different from when they do their national duties, i guess its our poor coaching and technical mismanagement of the Chipolopolo team. Meanwhile, good luck boys do your best we are behind you.

    • even how we use them pa ZED its different from the way we there used at TP…!! Kalaba is used in the mid of the pack and u se him in the wings ..there is little creativity and supply to strikers and now u are forcing mbesuma to be in the mid of the pack as the attaching midfielders

  2. Zamfoot you are giving inaccurate information. Kabaso Chongo is not in the team that has travelled to Japan. Look at the teamsheet on the Fifa website. Kabaso Chongo has not been registered for the tournament.

  3. Congulatulations and all the best to TP MaZambia,or is it Mazembe,this team is well oiled,let Ghanaian haters turn too black or is it dark with envy lol.

  4. Hop they do africa proud we are tired of being ball boys always pickin the ball frm the back of the net @ world events.

  5. @STRATEGIST why will any Ghanaian envy you or Zambia for the achievement of TP Mazambe? have you ever wondered why Kabaso Chongo doesnt get game time? Kalaba and Given Singuluma have become something a little more than training cones for Mazambe just because of the present of the five Ghanaian in the Team. Check your records you will realise that at least 3 or 4 of the 5 Ghanaians were in almost all TP Mazambe first 11. Talk of Solomon Asante, Richard kisi Boateng, Daniel Nii Adjei, Yaw Frimpong and Gladson Awako. So with all these, why would a Ghanaian Jealous a Zambia. These are players aside Solomon Asante who sometimes gets a call up as a fringe player, the rest do not come anywhere close to the national team.

  6. OLYMPICS QUALIFIER UPDATE
    Semi-Final

    Senegal 0-1 Nigeria

    S. Africa vs Algeria

    Nigeria through to the final of the Caf championship and through to next year olympic.

    @Idi Amin remember I replied you that S.A can’t win this caf title. Let see if they can defeat Algeria today. Well it won’t happen and even if they defeat algeria by “luck” they can’t defeat the dream team.

  7. You ghanian stop cheating us we also watch TP mazembe. kalaba is a starter at TP mazembe the reason why given singuluma was not playing is because he was injured and nathan was away in europe but he has recram his position he is now a starter

  8. Rainford kalaba was suspended that’s why he did not play in the finals. nathan sinkala was away for a long period of time in europe but now he is a starter. Given singuluma was injured for most part of the season but he is now back.talk of kabso chongo yes he is the only play who is warming the bench at TP mazembe stop cheating us that kalaba has been relegated to the bench by asante say the truth

  9. Yes with your so called best players zambia has beaten you truth be told here.zambia is giving you sleepless nights that’s why we have these Ghanian posting insults here.very soon after reading my coments you will see them crawling with they bellyies and start posting insults

  10. Yes you have got the best players in europe who are playing week in and week out and you are one of the best team in Africa fact.But why do you come here and brag?some of you are matured people but the coments that you post here are like that of a grade 2 pupil.what do you gain if you post insults here?or may be you are given a salary when you post insults here.almost we are all African

    • Cos you invaded GSN to brag so we also are here to retaliate.
      Drop by the Olympics center here in Lusaka to debate me on football…at least you’ll get an insight to the success of west African football.

  11. Senegal 0-1 Nigeria FT

    Algeria 2-0 South Africa 66mins

    Algeria about to join Nigeria for Rio 2016. I said it before that the best teams in this tourney were grouped together in group B. The only tough team from group A is Senegal. With teams like Mali and Egypt in the same group with South Africa, they would never have qualified to the semi-final.

  12. Lolo guyz ,why are you just suporting zambian players,ested of suporting the team ,let be behand our african team Tp.good luck Tp

  13. So the usual suspects are also dominating when it comes to the junior sides. I hope South Africa still qualifies for the Olympics so that we have a team from the region representing.

    Congrats to Algeria and Nigeria. It doesn’t even matter now who wins the U23 AFCON, focus now is for another gold medal to come to come to Africa. South Africa we are behind you for he final automatic qualifying spot but you still have a massive chance of pulling through regardless.

  14. It’s not a question of having a team of Southern Africa representing the region in Rio de Janeiro. Let the best team between Senegal and South Africa qualify. We need a very strong representation from Africa at the Olympics. If you ask me, Senegal U23 is far stronger than that South Africa U23.

    • I agree Senegal are looking the stronger team but being from this region I just hate the constant perpetuation that Southern Africa just cannot compete with the north and west African teams. If we never start to believe then the shift of mind-set or belief that it can be balanced out for all on the continent to have a chance will just be all but a dream.
      The region needs to produce another African footballer of the year, win a few more Afcons and increase the number of appearances at the Olympics and world cup. In the short term it’s probably good Senegal goes ahead of SA but I’m looking at long term impact and in that vein its better SA goes.

      • Well said, Southern African teams should also try to pull it up, stand up, be counted and prove themselves that they can be better than west or north african teams. May the best team between Senegal and South Africa go through.

  15. I’m here at the Olympics center in Lusaka.
    Participating in the ACCC Hockey Championships with the Ghanaian contingent.
    So much for the noise you guys have been making.
    Lusaka….capital of Zambia?

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