Club football is slowly roaring back to life ahead of the 2010 league season and for the first time in years with a smile on something to look forward to in the midst of Zambia’s quarterfinal euphoria.
Champions Zanaco are will be the first Zambia club to return to full-time action this year with an official international commitment in a fortnight’s time.
Zanaco will face Uganda Revenue authority (URA) during the weekend of February 13-14 in the CAF Champions League in a preliminary round 1st leg match.
Wedson Nyirenda’s side will be away in the first leg before hosting URA in the return leg a fortnight later.
Zanaco will be hoping to emulate Zesco by also reaching the group stage of the CAF Champions League group stage mid this year and become the second Zambia club to qualify to the lucrative round of Africa’s elite club competition.
Meanwhile, have a tentative 10-day training camp set for South Africa prior to leaving for Kampala.
2009 league runner-up Zesco United, who are having a low profile pre-season training in Ndola with new recruits and former Zambia internationals Billy Mwanza and Clive Hachilensa, only kickoff their continental engagements in March when they enter the CAF Confederations Cup in the 2nd round.
welcome 2010 soccer season.power for life!!!~o)