Zanaco will be without two players when they leave for Algeria on Tuesday ahead of Saturdays Caf Champions League second round, first leg match against hosts Entente Setif.
Zanaco fly out to Algeria at 07:00 on Tuesday from Lusaka to Algiers via Johannesburg.
Staying home will be left-back Maybin Chishimba and midfielder Henry Banda.
Chishimba will miss the match due to suspension after accumulating two yellow cards while Banda has a muscle injury that coach Wedson Nyirenda says will see him out of action for the next month.
Also dropped is striker Judge Mkandawire and in his place Nyirenda has picked Ignatius Lwipa who has recently returned from a month-long layoff due to injury.
Lwipa scored the equalizer for Zanaco on Saturday in their 1-1 away draw at Red Arrows.
And Makundika Sakala, Zanaco’s top scorer in the Champions League with three goals, is fit and is in the travelling party to face Setif this weekend.
Sakala was injured on Saturday against Arrows after being tackled by Joseph Zimba.
Meanwhile, midfielder George Chilufya (not to be confused the former Nkana defender) who has yet to kick a ball competitively for Zanaco since joining from Nchanga Rangers will miss the trip after only recently recovering from injury.
Chilufya trained with the team at Sunset stadium in Lusaka on the eve of the teams departure for Algeria.
Team:
Goalkeepers: Racha Kola, Joshua Titima
Defenders: Michael Bwalya, Kennedy Nkethani, Mwelwa Sakala, Eugene Shamakamba, Ziyo Tembo, Charles Siyingwa
Midfielders: Trinity Chalanshi, Sydney Kaluwe, Vanecious Mapande, Thomas Nyirenda, Simon Silwamba, Allen Mukuka
Strikers: Winston Kalengo, Lottie Nyambili, Makundika Sakala, Ignatius Lwipa, Mathews Macha
WEEKEND SCORECARD
Faz Super Division Week 6
17/04/2010
Nchanga Rangers 3(Aubrey Funga 7″, Chlieshe Kangwa 30″, Aubrey Chamulanda 66″)- Nkwazi 1(Musukuma Chipungu 84″)
Nkana 4(William Chinse 53″ 68″, Maxwell Phiri 84″, Douglas Chiwaya 88″)-City of Lusaka 2 (Evans Musonda 46″,Vincent Mangamu 80″)
National Assembly 0-Zesco United 0
Red Arrows 1 (Dube Phiri 68″)-Zanaco 1(Ignatius Lwipa 84″)
Forest Rangers 0-Roan United 0
Kabwe warriors 2(Geoffrey Kangwa 41″, Hendrix Kapeta 75″)-Konkola Blades 0
Lusaka Dynamos 2(Cassius Mwila 4″, Sydney Nteke 22″)-Choma Eagles 0
18/04/2010
Green Buffaloes 0-Power Dynamos 0
TABLE
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2010 TOP SCORERS
19/04/2010
Liniker Mwikisa (Green Buffaloes): 4
Douglas Chiwaya (Nkana):3
Dube Phiri (Red Arrows): 3
Makundika Sakala (Zanaco): 3
William Chinse (Nkana): 2
Kameta Mutambo (Forest Rangers): 2
Luka Lungu (POwer Dynamos): 2
Jimmy Njovu (Red Arrows): 2
Kameta Mutambo (Forest Rangers): 2
Ignatius Mukota (Nchanga Rangers): 2
Aubrey Funga (Nchanga Rangers): 2
Aubrey Chamulanda (Nchanga Rangers): 2
Enock Sakala (Zesco United): 2
Kennedy Mudenda (Power Dynamos): 2
Brian Chilando (Green Buffaloes): 2
Reuben Tembo (Green Buffaloes): 2
Joseph Milanzi (Lusaka Dynamos): 2
Chipulu Chileya (Konkola Blades): 2
Kennedy Chola (Green Buffaloes): 2
FAZ DIVISION 1
WEEK 7
17-18/04/2010
NORTH
Konkola Mine Police 0- Mining Rangers 1
Kitwe United 0- Ndola United 0
Indeni 1- Mufulira Blackpool 0
Mufulira wanderers 0- Lime Hotspurs 0
Kalewa 0- Muchindu 0
Chambishi 0- Medical Stars 0
Kalulushi Modern Stars 4- Chingola Leopards 1
Mansa Health Stars 1- Prison Leopards 1
Chindwin 1- Zamtel 1
SOUTH
Zesco Shockers 1- Nakambala 4
Mazabuka United 0- Green Eagles 0
Kuwama 2- Livingstone Pirates 2
Communite 0- Profund Warriors 0
Riflemen 0- Young Green Eagles 0
Kafue Celtic 0- Paramilitary 2
Lusaka City Council 1- Luena 1
Nampundwe 1- Lusaka Tigers 1
TP Rangers 1- Kalomo Jetters 1
Let us wait and see what Zanaco will do.
All the best ZANACO.please score a goal or two.
Wedson must psyche hiz boiz to win outrightly without conceeding any goal to avoid falling into the away goal rule gymnastix. Out of the 6 gamez played in the FAZ/KCM league so far, ZANACO haz only played 2, becauze FAZ allowed the “to prepare” for the continental gamez. This will definitely have dire consequencez on the local league and indeed ZANACO themselvez.
Nkana, we are orede fourth placed
congrates boys. we can do it