Two European-based Zambian strikers opened their goal accounts for the new season this weekend in respective league matches played on Saturday.
In France, Jacob Mulenga scored an injury minute goal against his former club Strasbourg in Chateauroux’s 2-1 away Ligue 2 loss.
Strasbourg, demoted last season from Ligue 1 with on-loan striker Mulenga in tow, continue to lead the Ligue 2 log on maximum 15 points from 5 games played while Chateauroux trail in 14th place on 6 points.
And in the German Bundesliga, Zambia captain and striker Christopher Katongo’s stock continues to rise.
Katongo scored his debut goal after 3 successive starts for Arminia Bielefeld in their 4-2 home defeat against Bundesliga title contenders Hamburg SV.
The Zambian captain opened scores in the game in the 9th minute before Hamburg rallied to crush their hosts.
Katongo joined Bielefeld from Danish club Brondby in a million Euro deal after a season in Denmark following 3 years in South African at Jomo Cosmos.
In other news, the Zambia Under-17 national team beat City of Lusaka 2-0 in training game at Woodlands Stadium in a training game on Saturday.
Aggrey Chiyangi’s team are in camp preparing for their Algeria 2009 Caf Africa Under-17 Cup, 1st round, 1st leg qualifier against Namibia on September 7 in Lusaka.
And opponents Namibia are expected to arrive on Tuesday ahead of Sunday’s Caf Africa Under-17 Cup qualifier.
Elsewhere, the Zambia senior and Under-20 national teams regroup on Monday in Lusaka.
Zambia resume training camp for their 2010 World/Africa Cup qualifier Group 11 against Togo on September 10 at Konkola Stadium in Chililabombwe.
The U20 team on their other hand gather ahead of their 8-day training camp of Australia to prepare for the Rwanda 2009 Africa Youth Championship 2nd round, 1st leg away qualifier against Egypt.
welldone guys,great staff and effort wish the chipolopolo boys all the best as we mourn levy mwanawasa..
if only we can have four players of K atongo/s calibre,awe mwandi ni leka leka.
LT. From my understanding of soccer, a debut goal is one scored in the First Match (Debut game)that a player features in following a transfer to a new club. Since Chris has had ” 3 successive starts for Arminia Bielefeld”, in soccer terms his is a first goal.
All things said, congratulations to Chris. The key to succeeding at international professetional level is Discipline and I hope he will continue working hard.
#3-any idea if JK is still coming 2 de US?
Congrats to Chris and Jacob.What about the other Players?,We need scorers and regulars.
Bmo
I have no idea and do not follow or care about JK. Who is JK any way!
It’s good news to have Katongo here in Germany with Arminia Bielefeld. I hope the player’s experience in the Bundesliga will be an enrichment to the national team.
pity about the desperate “debut” goal comment; chris scored his “debut goal for arminia” period…we all know what thw reporter means…pls lve-out americanisms when using english and by that i mean uk english; thumbs-up nr 8, i’m totally excited about chris in the BL…reminds me of kalusha’s onslaught at cercle brugge – it can only be good for the chipolopolo!! gut gemacht chris, weiter so!
I hope abaice balasunga indalama nokuchita invest pantu they will finish like the Litana, Wawa or Mbesumas of this world.
BUSHE MBESUMA CANT HE BEHAVE LIKE CHRIS JUST ONE OR TWO SEASONS?
Its continuity even on the pitch of football, viva zambia viva under 20 for not being focused, for sure we need a mature coaches, look at the Egyptian coach, the man knew what he was doing, and he got it.