Zambian Shot stopper Kennedy Mweene who plays his trade in South Africa made his first league appearance for Mamelodi Sundowns this season as he started in goal against Highlands Park on Wednesday.
The Chipolopolo first-choice goalkeeper helped his team to register a win and kept a clean sheet. Despite his nice showing, Mweene felt that he was a little rusty.
Sundown’s first-choice keeper Denis Onyango was given time off by the club to be with his family following the sad passing of his father, the experienced Mweene is expected to again lead from the back when they face Current League Leaders Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday.
“It’s unfortunate that Denis lost his father,” Mweene told the Mamelodi Sundowns official website.
“But at the end of the day, the team has to continue to play. I think I have to put some minutes in my legs, but it is not about me but about Sundowns,” he added.
The win over Highlands in midweek may have gone a long way in getting Mweene ready for the Kaizer Chiefs clash, even though he is a very experienced goalkeeper that has won the league and CAF Champions League with the club as well as the Africa Cup of Nations with the Copper Bullets in 2012.
“I didn’t do too much against Highlands, but when I was called on I did very little. As a goalkeeper, you always have to be ready because you never know when your time could come. A goalkeeper doesn’t really need match fitness,” the veteran goal minder said.
The match against Chiefs will kick off at 3.30 pm at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday.
