TP Mazembe secured a triumphant return to the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 after they beat USM Alger 4-1 on aggregate in the CAF Champions League final in front of a packed crowd in Lubumbashi.
Nathan Sinkala was named in the starting line-up while Kabaso Chongo and Given Singuluma were unused substitutes as Mazembe rallied a 2 – 0 win at home in the second leg.
Chipolopolo captain Rainford Kalaba was suspended for the game.
Mazembe last participated in the FIFA Club World Cup five years and were runners-up after losing 3 – 0 to Inter Milan who where then coached by Rafael Benitez in a game Given Singuluma completed 90 minutes while Stopilla Sunzu only made the bench.
Mazembe will rub shoulders with other continental champions including Club America, River Plate, Barcelona and Auckland City in the tournament which will run from 10–20 December, 2015.
I wish Katumbi was Faz President
Kalu can be Katumbi in Zambia,but jalous to much.
Serious football leadership you see there
MAZEMBE IS A TEAM OF ALL AFRICANS-INCLUDING 5 GHANAIANS ,
4 ZAMBIANS , IVORIANS , SUDANESE , TANZANIAN ETC..
T P MAZEMBE IS A GREAT TEAM TO WATCH . THE TEAM HAVE
GIVING AFRICANS SOME INTIMATE PROUDNESS..WHO KNOWS MAY BE
SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM-ORLANDO PYRATES MAY ALSO WIN THE AFRICAN KNOCK OUT CUP..WELL DONE TP MAZEMBE-4 TIMES AFRICAN CLUB CHAMPIONS..
Hi Kwame Nkrumah,
Tp Mazembe have now won 5 champions league. Only Al Ahly of Egypt have won it more than any other club (8 times).
THANKS FOR THE CORECTIONS -MR DAVID.
congrats TP mazembe…
T shuld change ts name to TP MaAfricans. Moise chapwe Katumbi is a great leader. Hw I wish th greedy zambian millionaires could follow suit nd sponsor teams in th Country.
Dont expect anything good in zambian with hyenas and vampires in faz.
zambian football
Congrat to tp mazembe teams like mamelodi sundown should learn one or two things from this club
We need investors like Katumbi in Zambian football for it to progress as faz and government are broke.
One great football leader in Zambia is Hanif Adams.
Congrat tp,I whish good lucky to tp to the world club,as we we whished good luck to OBAMA(Yes we can).