Red Arrows will be looking to get back to winning ways when they welcome Prison Leopards to Nkoloma Stadium on Friday afternoon.
The Airmen’s 17 match unbeaten run stretching as far back as October came to an end last weekend following a 2-0 loss away in Choma.
Head Coach Chisi Mbewe says his team is aiming for maximum points and has confirmed that the players are ready and competing for positions.
“We have trained hard…there is a lot of competition from the players and they are all focused to getting a positive result…there are no small games at this critical time of the league and all we expect is to continue working hard otherwise we are set for tomorrow,” he said.
“Our aim is to improve from last weekend‘s loss by maximizing points through scoring more goals and also keeping a cleaning sheet.”
Prison Leopards also suffered a defeat 2-1 to Nkwazi in Lusaka ending a six match unbeaten run.
The Collect Boys have arrived safely in Lusaka ahead of tomorrow’s game.
Youngster Joseph ‘Sabobo’ Banda could make the match day squad for the Airmen.
Conlyde Luchanga, Isaac Ngoma and Junior Zulu are expected lead the attack for Leopards. Chisi Mbewe will look to the Airmen’s top goalscorer Ricky Banda to lead the line.
Edward Tembo, Saddam Yusuf Phiri and George Mandu are expected to play a vital in the middle of the park to create chances for Banda and Joseph Phiri upfront.
The Collect Boys will be looking for their first win over Red Arrows. The Airmen have won four out of the five previous meetings between the two teams with one ending in a draw.
Leopards will tomorrow take on the Airmen in the second match of a double at Nkoloma Stadium and it’s set to kickoff at exactly 15:00hrs, LIVE on SuperSport.
