ZESCO eye second place as they welcome tricky Nkana
The Zambia Super League action will continue on Saturday with ZESCO United’s clash with Nkana headlining the schedule.
ZESCO United will have second place in sight when they welcome 13 time Zambia Super League Champions, Nkana at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
Zega Mambo are coming from a loss away in Solwezi where their all time top goalscorer and ZSL legend Jesse Jackson Were scored a brace to give Kansanshi Dynamos a 2-0 win.
Nkana on the other hand will be looking to continue from where they left off last when they beat Indeni by a lone goal.
Coach Beston Chambeshi’s side has dominated this fixture in the recent past winning seven out of the last eleven meetings.
Alex Ng’onga will be key for Nkana in this match with his goals and work rate needed for Kalampa to get anything out of this match.
ZESCO United will look to Collins Sikombe for creativity, Ian Otieno for safety between the sticks and Kelvin Mubanga Kampamba, Spencer Sautu and Winston Kalengo for the goals.
A win for ZESCO will take them to second place while Nkana will leapfrog Ndola based outfit into third place.
15:00hours Indeni Vs Green Buffaloes | Trade Fair Grounds
At trade Fair Grounds, Green Buffaloes visit Struggling Indeni as they look to build on their big win last weekend.
George James Ngoma’s brace with Golden Mashata’s brilliant strike gave coach Justin Chinama his first win in eleven games ending a ten match winless run.
Indeni will hope to get back to winning ways having lost their last three matches.
Green Buffaloes have won three times out of the seven previous meetings between the two teams with Indeni winning just once back in 2014.
15:00hours Chambishi Vs Konkola Blades | Chambishi Stadium
In Chambishi it’s the battle of struggling teams as Konkola Blades visit Chambishi Stadium.
Blades have only managed to get three points in their last four games and will hope to secure maximum points this afternoon.
Tapson Kaseba is expected to lead the line for Sharp Razor with Owen Tembo playing a vital role in midfield.
Chambishi on the other hand suffered a huge three nil defeat last weekend losing 3-0 away in Lusaka to Green Buffaloes.
A win for either side will push them towards safety as they continue to battle relegation.