Wedson Nyirenda will start his second stint as Zanaco head coach with a trip to a familiar place when they visit Ndola to face ZESCO United this weekend.
Nyirenda will be facing his former team on Saturday as he returns to the Zambia Super League after a year and seven months absence.
The former Chipolopolo coach led Zega Mambo to a League and Cup double between 2007 and 2008.
The Bankers confirmed the appointment of the former Kaizer Chiefs player as interim head coach until the end of the season on Monday.
Nyirenda takes over from Kelvin Kaindu and Consultant Emmanuel Amunike who were sacked after a string of poor results.
Nyirenda will have the task of keeping the Seven time Super League Champions in the top flight as the threat of relegation looms at Sunset Stadium.
After the trip to Ndola, Zanaco will host Kansanshi Dynamos before visiting Godfrey Ucar Chitalu Stadium to face Kabwe Warriors.
The 2016 Zambia Super League Champions will host relegated Buildcon next before finishing the season with two away games against giant killers, FC MUZA and title chasing Green Buffaloes.
Nyirenda is a serial winner, In 2015 he led Ferroviario to their first trophy in 95 years history.
It wasn’t just in Mozambique but also in South Africa were he propelled Premier Soccer League Baroka to the Telkom Knockout Challenge in 2018.
In 2021 he led Lusaka Dynamos to their first ABSA Cup title.
𝐙𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒
ZESCO United – Away
Kansanshi Dynamos – Home
Kabwe Warriors – Away
Buildcon – Home
FC MUZA – Away
Green Buffaloes -Away
The other teams in the relegation zone opponents
𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒
Green Eagles – Away
Power Dynamos – Home
NAPSA Stars – Away
ZESCO United – Home
Kansanshi Dynamos – Away
Kabwe Warriors – Home
𝐍𝐊𝐖𝐀𝐙𝐈 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒
Forest Rangers – Away
Prison Leopards – Home
Red Arrows – Home
FC MUZA – Away
Lumwana Radiants – Away
Green Eagles – Home
𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒
FC MUZA – Away
Buildcon- Away
ZANACO- Home
Green Buffaloes – Away
Chambishi – Home
Nchanga Rangers – Away
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐈 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒
Power Dynamos – Away
NAPSA Stars – Home
ZESCO United – Away
Kansanshi Dynamos – Home
Kabwe Warriors – Away
Buildcon- Home
