Jacob Mulenga Yet To Regain Fitness For New Season

JACOB Mulenga watched from the sidelines as FC Utrecht lost 2-1 to Belgian side Lierse SK in their first pre-season training game in Hoenderloo on Saturday.

Mulenga was excused alongside Edouard Duplan, Michel Vorm and Mark Van der Maarel who are yet to fully recover.

According to the FC Utrecht website Coach Erwin Koeman fielded a youthful side handing action to newly signed youngsters.

Mulenga has just returned from a seven month injury lay off that saw him miss out on the second part of the season after tearing his cruciate ligament in FC Utrecht’s 1-0 loss to Ado Den Haag on October, 31, 2010.

The 27 year old former Afrisport target-man last played for Zambia in October last year in Tripoli against Libya in the 1-0 away loss.

“Coach Koeman did not use some senior players in the game because they have not fully recovered from their injuries-Michel Vorm, Jacob Mulenga, Edouard Duplan and Mark van der Maarel not yet in action,” said the club on its website.

FC Utrecht got their goal in the second half through Bullet Leon who scored from the penalty spot.

Coach Erwin Koeman noted afterwards that his team still had much trouble with the fast pace of Lierse.  “Especially the young guys that are not used,” he said.  “We also have a heavy week of training behind him.”

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