Striker Collins Mbseuma arrived this afternoon for Saturdays 2008 Africa Cup Group 11 qualifier against Congo Brazzaville.
Congo on the other hand has pushed back their arrival by another day after they were scheduled to land in Ndola to on a chartered flight.
No reason was given by the Congo for the delay.
Mbesuma landed at Ndola Airport at 14:45 this afternoon and was immediately driven to Chililabombwe by Faz officials.
The striker, from Portuguese club Maritimo, completes Zambia’s squad for Saturdays game against Congo as coach Patrick Phiri revealed he was pleased Mbesuma has made it for the qualifier.
“We are very happy that he (Mbseuma) has come,” Phiri said from Chililabombwe. “The squad is now complete now and Mbesuma’s arrival has added value to the squad.
Zambia this afternoon played a training game against their Under 23 compatriots at Konkola stadium.
Meanwhile, Cote d’Ivoire Under 23 team arrived this afternoon in Ndola for this Sundays Olympic Games Group B qualifier against Their Zambia Under 23 opponents.
Just wish for the best results posibble to our lads.We can not afford to bow out of the competition at this early stage!!We have all the arsenals needed moreover at home!!Go Zambia go!!
Why has Mbesuma decided to come today when the Portuguese league ended two weeks ago?? I hope he scores otherwise..we will not spare him. Some of these Professionals fear to be assesed by our local coaches hence their coming late!!
Boys go Zambia, we will give you all the money you need.Every child in Zambia know the meaning of FAZ as
football association of Zambia only. For the Elias Mpondela ZAAA Children know it as Zambia amaeteur athletics adultery association . Why give money to such association when girl child is at risk with the chairman.
If was the coach I will late him stay on the bench. Samuel Zoom used to do it he benched Wedson Nyirenda at Independence Stadium. This is the same guy who was injuried when is going to train with the team. Today just arrive he needs at least three days to aclimatize. He should watch on the bench. Over this Elias Mpondela issue you have hammered him right on the nail. ZAAA=Zambia Amateur Athletics Adultery Asscociates. The name of once prominet sport has been tarnished what is the minister doing with all this?
Isaac
If was the coach I will late him stay on the bench. Samuel Zoom used to do it he benched Wedson Nyirenda at Independence Stadium. This is the same guy who was injuried when is going to train with the team. Today just arrive he needs at least three days to aclimatize. He should watch on the bench. Over this Elias Mpondela issue you have hammered him right on the nail. ZAAA=Zambia Amateur Athletics Adultery Asscociates. The name of once prominet sport has been tarnished what is the minister doing with all this?
Isaac
The minister sir, is it okay to have Mpondela as
president of zambia amateur athltics association
now called zambia amateur athletcs adultery
association because of what came out of Chilenje
court? Here we are now looking at girl child.As things are now no Mother or father will trust him with girl child.Every time you see the chap next to your wife or you need to be carfull.The man is good liar.
I agree with all that you have written about my this
man. The best he should is to take the back seat let
others tke over.I know athletics has become his survival as took it so personal like his company.Kalu
tapusuka imipwai bili., just step down or your end result will be very bad.Opening so may accounts alone
in an association as it was reported one time in the paper’s last year that you where the only one who new about the so many account’s by sports PS, is just the same as the cases of people arrested by the task force.
It was Stone Nyirenda and not Wedson. Wedson is the younger brother of Stone. Stone played in Belgium where he still lives. As for Mbesuma well he is champion and a superstar in Zambia, so he can come when he wants as he is the only professional, Zambai has ever produced
I agreet with you mbesuma has put us on the world
map. You know in sports education is in the legs and
hands and not so much kumutwe. All you need to know in life is what make you tick. Look at Elias Mpondela he is in the wrong field, because the man has never run before. He is just there to steal the money and
the women,other people’s wife’s.We all still remember the Chilenje court issue where he was found guilty
and made to pay K 1.500,000 for adultery. In sport adultery is not good,because that is bad luck to the sports men and women. Ukulalana before the games mashamo.
I agreet with you mbesuma has put us on the world
map. You know in sports education is in the legs and
hands and not so much kumutwe. All you need to know in life is what make you tick. Look at Elias Mpondela he is in the wrong field, because the man has never run before. He is just there to steal the money and
the women,other people’s wife’s.We all still remember the Chilenje court issue where he was found guilty
and made to pay K 1.500,000 for adultery. In sport adultery is not good,because that is bad luck to the sports men and women. Ukulalana before the games mashamo.
Abenda how many names do you have? The man Elias is finished let him just step down. I know he has no way to go, he can not be a PS or a minister.He recond is bad ukupwa.Most of the people that go into sports and have never done sports balapwa bad like Mpondela. I was a runner from the 70’s and i never met Elias at any athletics event in nothern provence.Even pa unza
he was just a camera man.Well since you have money just
go and stay in Dr Congo because one day you will picked by rule of law over the Inter campany money.
Anonymous and people,
Leave Mbesuma alone you good for nothings. One thing you should know is that in administration there are always guidelines and one of the guidelines is to seek permission if you intend to arrive late and that is exactly what Mbesuma did.
If you the coach? but fortunately, you are not, you would distroyed our football. Go to church and pray for giveness you are too arrogant.
mine is just to wish the Zambia national soccer team all the best of luck, as a draw/loss will not be good enough for our country. Go Zambia God. we are with you through and through and dont forget to give thanks to the Almight in whatever situation
Kemps Mwape Mwelwa, we will leave Mbesuma alone if he decides to quit our National Team and play only for Maritimo in Portugal. As long as he is in the National we shall always pass our comments until Mbesuma starts to reason. What would happen if all 9 profs had got permission and arrived on Thursday, I bet you will talk. So easy, bambi kala twatampa uk supporter Ba Zambia, so it pains us when we see a player who is not world class behaving like that. Remember soccer is not a game you play forever. He should just behave like the others. Who is he anyway. He is not Ucar ba Gode the late nor is he Kalu. Chapwa
Zambia played in the Africa Cup finals only twice: 1974 (beaten by Zaire now DRC) and 1994 (beaten by Nigeria). With this kind of attitude by some of the players, will it take another 20 years for Zambia to play in the finals again? How long is the team going to remain a team of the ‘nearly men’ (Ponga Liwewe’s coinage)? And why does the team always thrive on leaving things until the last minute to try and qualify….or sometimes altogether rely on some mathematical combinations to go through? I disagree that football should only rely on ones’ skill in the legs. It should embrace intelligence, ambition and focus if our game in Zambia is to improve. What does it matter if you have skill but you arrive late for a game and perform poorly because one is unable to blend well? To succeed in life time management and planning are important.
MK(Windhoek) Good point. Mbesuma does not know about time and planning, but someone has to teach him and it should be now. If I were coach I would exclude him from the team for late coming and send a report to his club. Just what do you think the other players are thinking???
I saw him play at the last African cup, he did not leave up to what I had heard. He failed to score a single goal but was always in the starting lineup. He has always failed to soccer Vs strong opponents e.g. Vs Senegal, Tunisia, Togo.
Good luck to the lads, though its very difficult to follow zambian football at the moment because it has become sub-standard with lots of locals being followers of the premiership than our local league.I can not even get a shirt for my local team Kitwe united.
Anyway tukaba bwino kuntanshi
Apopene muli Ba Zed, epantanshi. Takwakabe ukuba bwino kuntanshi iyo bane. Cacilamo, lyonse ni same problems and there is no learning from past mistakes. Katwishi ukatwafwilisha.
Eric (London) Apopene muli Ba Zed, epantanshi. Takwakabe ukuba bwino kuntanshi iyo bane. Cacilamo, lyonse ni same problems and there is no learning from past mistakes. Katwishi ukatwafwilisha.
Zambia we are with you.Kuwina bebele.We will be praying all the way.In FAZ takwaba adultery like in the
Zambia Amateur Athletic Adultery Association ya be Elis
Mpondela. Please government don’t give them any money because it all to other people’s wife’s. Let him
step down and the you can fund the new team.Don’t listen to his cry he is finshed. He was try to use athletics and adultery to become our national president. just go back kumwitukumbala.Abafwa balalolo sho. bwino libiwalipaya now the blood is following you.
If we are hoping to win Something..Mbesuma is not the type of Player Zambia should bank on. I would prefer we culture and Develop more of Chris Katongo type of players. Mbesuma is a write off and disgraceful and wont be suprised he get injured or disappear from Camp
Is football the only sports.Please zambian’s let’s go and see how others sports are doing.Associations should not be personal like it is in ZAAA.Assault and adultery morning and afternoon. Mbesuma well come you are man and you have the heart for this country.Some sports men and women will come to Zambia when in the afternoon.Mwandi mwana this the time to give to your national .When up remember this down. Let them say what ever they want with there degree from Kalingali high school and Mufuchane high school
MY this thread is about football, there are other threads on other sporting areas. If you are tired why not join the Times of Zambia, I am sure they have more
HK, I agree with you FAT BOY, Mr. Beer is not the type. Comes late and walks direct into the starting lineup, Phiri will regret
Phiri and the boys we are wuth you.go zambia, go
zambia.FAZ if you win i will 01 to give more money.
By the tell the boys that you also need to starting
giving to poor okay coach wa chalo.Don’t be like the
members of the Elias Mpondela arrogrant,violent,adultery amateur athletics association which only know ba kabene -women and bukabwalala of Inter company money. Go Zambia mwe team lya cholo. We are you all the way of the 9o min
Mungoni you are a man i wll give you a bembe woman
very soon, because you write on all sports. Now you
Elias Mpondela hear from step down from zambia amateur athletics association and stay with your new
adultery,arrogant,violent association- ubuule bwachilamo. In May 2005 your were fined K1.5million
by the Chilenje Loccal Court over the affeir with Ms Banda- Mwale and it is from that you can not the president of a big association like ZAAA. If don’t step down your end result will be very bad. As thing are now you can not be arrogant to any one in the country,becuse we wiil finish you like akalukuni.Job well done Judith for help the poor young people in ZAAA tell the nation what this chap is all about. Waiting for the judgment day for your divorce so the we ca come for a cup of tea at Siwilanje Hotel.