Red Arrows and Nkana FC on Wednesday afternoon played out to a 1 – 1 draw in a week 16 rescheduled fixture played at Nkoloma Stadium.
Arrows were the first to find the back of the net through Stanley Nshimbi in the second half while Nkana leveled through Simon Bwalya.
The draw does not change Nkana’s standing on the log as they remain 12th on the log, just outside the relegation zone but moves Red Arrows one step up into 9th position.
The match saw Nkana line-up their new signings but will be disappointed that they failed to collect maximum points after overhauling the team.
2012 Africa Cup of Nations winning veteran defender Joseph Musonda who has returned to Nkana made his debut during the match
Arrows XI:
1. D Munyau 2. B Chepeshi 3. Zimba 4. F Lusambo 5. B. Chama 6. B Musakanya 7. R Phiri 8. P katema 9. P Musonda 10. L Mundia 11. S Nshimbi
Nkana XI:
1. S Ngokene 2. J Musonda 3. E Museka 4. G Sinyangwe 5. K Kapota 6. D Malama 7. S. Bwalya 8. R Kasonde 9. J Keli 10. W Bwalya 11. C Bwalya
Nkana made 7 changes to the line up that lost 1-0 to nchanga in week 15. Only Kapota, Donashano, Simon and Claude mainted places.
Taimano. good to hear from you. its bin ages since we last heard from u on this site
How was the performance of Mr. bank breaking Jacob Keli?
Big Steve he’s certainly better than the typical average 10 goal a season Zambian strikers we now have, He didn’t particularly look settled but from my experience I can safely say he shall come in very handy. But player of the day was without doubt the gigantic Walter “Zebige” Bwalya joining from Forest. He has a deadly left foot, good ball control, good shot and dribbling and must be the talk of town today.
Thanks Uncle Bobs, lets hope he lives up to expectation.
I have hope that Nkana will even do much better in the next game,anyhow I see a new winning side in the making.
Dennis Lota’s Life Celebrated in South Africa.
Soccer Laduma and Sanlam Sky pay homage to South Africa’s great players and coaches who were taken before their time. While they may be gone, their exploits on the field of play will never be forgotten!
This week we celebrate the life and career of the late great Dennis Lota…
The Bucs faithful thought he was special
He was nicknamed ‘Chesa Mpama’ for his trademark goalscoring celebration in which he rubbed his hands together. It was something he did for Orlando Pirates on nearly 40 occasions in close to 100 appearances from 1998 until 2002. The powerful Zambian was a goal poacher of great repute. He finished the 1999/2000 season as the PSL’s leading scorer with 23 strikes for Bucs, as he terrorised defences across the country. His career also saw him enjoy some success with Zambia, where he took part in four AFCON tournaments in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002. Yet it was on the fields of Mzansi were his abilities as a respected finisher gained a following with a local audience. Even in his later days in his 30s, he maintained a strong scoring rate with the likes of Moroka Swallows and AmaZulu. Yet, it was in the colours of Bucs where his reputation flourished the most.
He once recalled what his achievements at Mayfair signified to him, “In South Africa I was the top scorer in 2001/02. I was the first Zambian to win top scorer. I was the pioneer in being top scorer. I have done extremely well in South Africa. If you are a foreigner and they give you a nickname, then you must have really done something special. If I look at my career there, I think I have done more than enough and the people respect me in the football fraternity.” It was in his late 30s when he helped Usuthu mastermind an escape from relegation in 2007/08. After joining in that season’s January transfer window, he went on to score nine goals in seven matches to see the club to survival.
A coach with a bright career ahead
After a stellar career in Mzansi’s top flight, the respect he enjoyed saw him quickly move into coaching. After starting out in Swallows’ development structures in 2009, he was made head of development in 2010. Not long after in 2011, he was made fulltime assistant to the first team and a bright coaching future lay ahead. In fact, just two months after his appointment, he was a part of the club’s technical team that won the MTN8 under Zeca Marques. Speaking to the Lusaka Times about a year before his passing, he expressed his passion for coaching, saying, “You know, in anything you are doing in life, you have to enjoy it otherwise you have to ship out. If you can’t withstand the heat in the kitchen, you have to go and sit in the sitting room or bedroom.
Coaching is totally different from playing. The transition from being a player to coaching is a challenge – how quick you make that transition determines whether you are going to be a successful coach or not.” It came as a shock when news filtered through in February 2014 that he’d unexpectedly passed away. In fact, just days before he’d been on the bench as the Dube Birds lost 2-0 to Kaizer Chiefs. Malaria was suspected as the disease that took his life – the same mosquito-borne illness that claims a child’s life every minute in Africa, according to the World Health Organisation. Nevertheless, SA football had lost a good football man – someone who could’ve played his own part in the long-term towards helping local football improve. Sohlala Sinikhumbula, Chesa Mpama.
A tribute from a former Bucs teammate
He had the ability to eliminate defenders: Thabo Mngomeni – Bucs legend
“Dennis was one of the players that came from another country and added value to our football. He was a perfect example of the kind of players we should look for when we scout players from other countries; we should look for what we don’t have in this country. He was a good footballer. He found it easy to read his teammates and that made it easy to pass the ball to him. It was exciting playing with him. He would make things very easy out there because he was good at positioning himself. As a midfielder, you would end up looking good because of his movement on the field. He was one of the strikers I had confidence in that, whenever he got inside the box, chances were that he would score. He had the ability to eliminate players in front of him to create scoring opportunities, and that’s something that’s rare in our strikers today. His death was a big loss. He was a very quiet guy and preferred doing his talking on the field. He was not like those of us who used to talk a lot. I hope that his family remains strong.”
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Whats happening with Mayuka, he has lost his jersey number, he is not part of the pre-season camp, his name is not on the list of players on the Saints website……does anyone have concrete info on what the status is with our boy?
So Mwape Musonda is getting shipped off to Golden Arrows on a season long loan, makes you wonder what happened to the days Zambian strikers took the PSL by storm.
I agree with u man,its my prayer too that we get better every game we pray from now on in Jesus name!
I’m so worried for Mayuka. I advise our zambian boys never to set foot on English football it will ruin there careers. Let’s hope Mayuka finds a new club soon
The wired thing with Mayuka’s issue is that while he isn’t with Southampton on their pre-season tour, he is NOT among the six players that the club has released. One can only assume that either he is on a specially arranged training program back in Southampton or the club is confident of shipping him out on loan or permanently.
Southampton players that have been released:
Jake Sinclair
Arthur Boruc
Cody Cropper
Jos Hooiveld
Chris Johns
Omar Rowe
Mayuka is on his way to a Russian team according to other sources.
what are those other sources gentlemen,all you do is just make assumptions with no concrete backing.