Green Buffaloes and Kabwe Warriors will have more than Emmanuel Mayuka to fight over after they both reached the final of this year’s Samuel Zoom Ndhlovu Charity Shield.
Warriors ousted defending champions Zesco United 4-2 on post-match penalties after a scoreless draw at the end of 120 minutes of extra time in their semifinal played at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola.
The win marked a good start for Warriors new Egyptian-born coach Mohamed Fathy who was appointed to the post in January.
Buffaloes too were stretched into extra time but beat Arrows within the stipulated time thanks to a goal from Morgan Hanjema in the 100th minute in their semifinal match played at .
The overall quality of the Buffaloes-Arrows clash was poor throughout and Buffaloes must have been wishing May transfer subject Mayuka was available to add some cutting edge and life to a dull frontline.
It left everyone wondering how Buffaloes managed to ship five goals past Chipukizi of Zanzibar in their Caf Confederations Cup preliminary round first leg match last Saturday in a 5-0 away win.
Going by today’s result, Buffaloes have a lot of work to do with a potential second round meeting against Highlanders of Zimbabwe looming over the horizon.
Meanwhile, Warriors and Buffaloes will face off in the Charity Shield final on March 9 at Nkoloma Stadium.
The match will draw great interest following the two clubs recent acrimonious fight over the loaning of striker Emmanuel Mayuka to Buffaloes.