Mweene happy to be back in the Copper Bullets setup

By Precious Bwale | July 8, 2021

2012 AFCON winning goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene says it’s an honor to represent the country and he believes integrating won’t be a problem despite having new faces in the team.

Mweene was recalled to the senior national team after missing out in the last two years or so. Mweene says the tournament is very special and important because they are the defending champions and the team has to show just that.

“it’s good to be back and it’s always an honor to play for my country,” he said.

“Being a goalkeeper is not easy, you need to sacrifice a lot and some of us can not just leave, leaving no one to take over, we just have to groom 2 or 3keepers because at the end of the day it’s not about Kennedy but the country.”

Mweene went on to explain that there is no easy game, hence the team must work hard, stay focused and win their opening game.

“We are the defending champions, but a win won’t come easy we just have to concentrate and do our job,” The Mamelodi Sundowns shot-stopper said.

Mweene acknowledges the respect given to him by fans, and he believes he’s been called for national duty for a reason.

“We must not take advantage of what we have done in the past for the national team, we appreciate the respect we get from fans,” he said.

Zambia will square off with Lesotho in a lunchtime kickoff at the Wilson Wolfson Stadium behind closed doors. The match will however be live on SuperSport’s PSL channel (202) and Variety4 Africa (209) and also on the COSAFA website.