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ZAMBIA SHOCK Highly Rated SENEGAL To TOP GROUP In AFCON Opener
ZAMBIA’S CHIPOLOPOLO boys have pulled off the first upset of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations when they defeated favourites Senegal 2-1 in Bata on Saturday night.
Emmanuel Mauyka and Rainford Kalaba scored in the first half before substitute Dame N’doye pulled one back for Senegal in the second half.
Chipolopolo dominated the match from the onset and crafted the first chance of the match in the third minute when they surprised Senegal with quick short corner, but Christopher Katongo sent his shot wide.
Zambia continued to look threatening on attack and eventually opened the scoring in the 12th minute from a set piece when Chisamba Lungu floated a deep free kick into the box which was headed across for Emmanuel Mayuka to beat Bouna Coundoul.
Senegal came close to recording a quick response two minutes later, also from a dead-ball situation, when Moussa Sow met a Mamadou Niang free kick with a glancing header at the near post, but Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene showed great reflexes to push the ball out for a corner.
The action was at the other end a minute later when Coundoul was forced to come out of his area to block Mayuka, however, Zambia continued with the attack only for Isaac Chansa’s shot to be blocked by Souleymane Diawara.
Herve Renard’s men doubled their lead 21st minute from a counter-attacking move which saw captain Katongo playing a perfect through-pass for Rainford Kalaba who partly rounded the goalkeeper before firing a low shot into the back of the net.
Newcastle striker Demba Ba was kept quiet for most of the first half but he did create an opportunity in the final minute of the first half with a brilliant turn inside the box only for his shot to be blocked by a diving Stophira Sunzu.
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Wren
January 22, 2012 at 10:34 am
We played the first 45 minutes well but we lost it all in the second half with our midfield out of control. First half could have seen us score even four goals but anyway it was a good start. With the lapses in the midfield especially in the second half which saw most of our players tired i expected an introduction of Clifford Mulenga or Felix Katongo for Nathan Sinkala and either Mbesuma or Chamanga or Sakuwaha for our skipper Katongo Christopher. Chansa’s withdrawal was unwise in my opinion. Bravo to our defence, Sunzu was great and HH. Football of big names is long gone. Ba and his likes of Cisse are names only! Lads you really made my night a good one after suffering from malaria at least i could even jump to celebrate amidst my fellow Kenyan friends here in Nairobi who were supporting Senegal. Having watched the opening game between Libya and Equitoria Guinea I’m confident we can qualify to the quarter finals with a perfect 9 points. Libya is a thing of the qualifying stage, this time they are beatable. All we need to do is to improve on our passes, be a bit accurate. Bravo to Mayuka and Kalaba, the boys were just too good. My advice to our goal hungry skipper Katongo is that he needs to swallow his selfishness in football and release the balls to his free and open friends. When one scores it’s the whole team to be praised. Congrats boys!
chesa Nyama
January 22, 2012 at 10:39 am
I WATCHED OUR ZAMBIAN TEAM PLAYING.AND SORRY COUNTRYMEN WE CANT PROGRESS FROM THE GROUP THE WAY WE ARE PLAYING.LIBYA WILL BATTER US WITH THEIR PACE AND EQ. GUINEA with their vocal fans,we will be the first team to board the flight back home.unless we change big time.
hardcore
January 22, 2012 at 10:55 am
Big shout out to ba GUN, KK 11 and ba Chipubachandi. This chap Foolitole engineer mwana wandosh chalelanda ifyabulosh before the game. Let’s come out in numbers and keep our souls together and surpot mother Zambia. Go Zambia, Goal!!!!!!!!!!
Dex Akabwili
January 22, 2012 at 10:59 am
Brilliant performance guys but its alonq way to qo lets continue team work
kentceo
January 22, 2012 at 11:00 am
It’s Zambia all the way!!!!
Dex Akabwili
January 22, 2012 at 11:06 am
Ba zambia job well done you have give us hope
Barca 10
January 22, 2012 at 11:26 am
Congrats fipolopolo(blank bullets) i hope this is sign of gud things to come en not jst a ‘chanqui’ win,honest chipolopolo hve dissappointed me one too many times en i’ll start supporting them wen they reach the semis,en u insultin engineer do that at yo own peril,coz am afraid he will hav the last laugh.
GUN
January 22, 2012 at 11:28 am
Engineer i stoped insulting you yestday and i did so because you provoked me but you’ve continued insulting me,leave me alone am not your mate.
kafm
January 22, 2012 at 11:28 am
we tried ,but our coach and his technical team should be fast in reading the status of the game not mpaka ifintu fyabipa. 2nd half was bad, people let us support the boys .
mcck
January 22, 2012 at 11:28 am
viva zambia.from underdogs to toping the group.no country thort we are going to beat them.go mighty zambia go eyes on the ball.
Dexter
January 22, 2012 at 11:31 am
Guys lets prove to the football world that zambia is a football power house dont kubeba
mcck
January 22, 2012 at 11:32 am
viva zambia.from underdogs to toping the group.no country thort we are going to beat them.go mighty zambia go eyes on the ball.go kalaba
Bebeni Bonfwe
January 22, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Saved by the bell! It’s good that they have won by otherwise they were just saved by the bell!
GUNDA
January 22, 2012 at 12:03 pm
BIG UPS 4 DE SLEEPING GIANTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA!DE SPIRITS OF DE DEPARTED HEROES ARE NOW IN CONTROL,GO ZED GO!BUT YOUR APPROACH IN 2ND HALF IS RISKY.IMPROVE!
mulena
January 22, 2012 at 12:08 pm
congrats boys job well done. shame to our critics!
Anti Pompwe
January 22, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Go flat out even in your second game. Lungu played well but he got tired and balls started coming in through his wing. I thought Nyambe would have replaced him and not Musonda. Renard should have introduced mbesuma and not injured Chamanga to keep pining the senegalese after getting out Mayukwa. Well done lads, we can do it. Just focus on Gabon 1993 as you play.
chanda
January 22, 2012 at 12:32 pm
well done chipolopolo..the first half was clearly all Zambia..however our creativity in front of goal was so poor in the second half because more goals would have been banged in..but we saw our players go BLANK right at the 18 area..such mistakes can cost you the game..The substitutions did not make a great impact but i must say that Chansa looked tired and he needed to be removed..It will be important that the players handle the climate well becuase we could see both sides basically WALKING towards the end of the game..that was a sign of exaution and against Guinee we can easily be run down as they are acsutomed to the weather..otherwise it was a great perfiormance..and it was good to see the coach demanding more from his players..
GUN
January 22, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Senegales are always physicaly stronger than us,but we played well such that their pants started falling allover,go zambia go! Katongo should learn to cross the ball,thats why herve got furious.
KASAMA BUSY
January 22, 2012 at 1:14 pm
Played well in the first half but they luck concentration senegal could have equalised.Need to wrok on that if we are to go further in the competition
jack mweemba
January 22, 2012 at 1:19 pm
the boys played well in the first half.the coach should learn to read between lines and see which player to substute. the boys were teried and all what the coach did was just watch them when the other team was substuting. he should have introduced four players as substutes,two strikers and two defence to add steam to the team.
Na Joshua
January 22, 2012 at 1:36 pm
I watched the game and the guys made mother zambia proud, all they need is support from us. Go chipolopolo boys go……….
choni mwi bala
January 22, 2012 at 2:00 pm
…@jeff i agree with u the prblem of we sco we relax has contnd …otherwise congrates chipolopolo u v made us proud. commenting from bata in eq. guinea.
mark paul nyirongo
January 22, 2012 at 2:08 pm
CONGRATULATES THE CHIPOLOPOLO BOYS AS WE WERE TWO ZAMBIANS WATCHING THE MATCH FROM HARPER LIBERIA WITH THE SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS.GO GO ZAMBIA WE ARE IN SUPPORT WIN THE NEXT GAMES.
Bukala Maso
January 22, 2012 at 2:36 pm
Congrats guys that was some good work.
tom maatomola
January 22, 2012 at 3:29 pm
it must BE realised usually we have a GUD start but soon or later things would start going bad try to do right twapapata we caNT AFFORD A DISPPOINTMENT.
Mathatha
January 22, 2012 at 4:01 pm
Chipolopolo boys lets go for the top slot. Let us hammer the next opponents with precision even the libians we spared during the qualifications.Lets teach them a lesson this time.It is different ball game all 2gether.I wish i had some magical powersd so that the coach does not use chamanga.he is a liability to the team. He is a dead wood.
GM
January 22, 2012 at 4:08 pm
I knew jst from the beginin,way b4 we played senegal that we would triumph.we managed to win the sapot of most west afrcan colleges n the international staff working 4 the U.N. with our 1st half perfmance.2nd half not very impresive,though.Its gud to c the boys do us proud.Go Go chipolopolo.(zambians in Liberia)
JK
January 22, 2012 at 4:40 pm
The 1st half was rily mvlas bt 2nd half i was lik a dead wolf bt thx guys u made us proud,Senegal under rated us bt we gav them a gud hidind nd they wl neva 4get that,ovaro z game was interesting especially that i watched it in Deutsch laguage….Go Zambia.
Skho kho
January 22, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Impressive start,gud goz………….!!
My worry is wit the Muzungu Coach. His a suspect and must b investigated to see which side his supporting. How can he subject us to such torment by allowing the Mighty CHIPOLOPOLO BOYS defend the only two goals we are proud of the second half.
Teyikali, even in the previous Africa cup, he costed us because of these outdated tactics of defending after scoring to secure a change.
Ifwe tukakwipaya we musungu inga twalusa pantu u look like nabakubosha!!
Pliz coach know …if chipolopolo boys come home without a cup…..no job for u. Am sure u know us by now we fired u and now hired u for convinience so pull up not only yo socks but also yo pnatiz and acts together.
Ukufunda umwanana kufikapo!!! efyo nachita ine..Mwebantu mufundeni Renard Coach opo takulafita…pantu uluse lwalilile inkwali.
Othrwyz, go Zed, go chipolopolo!!!
SIMZ
January 22, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Senegal Vs. Zambia, 2012 Africa Cup Of Nations: Chipolopolo Pull Off First Day Upset
Well done Boys.I liked the dance and celebration,DONCHI KUBEBA.,….ASHIIIIII
Zambia have put themselves in a brilliant position to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals for the second straight tournament with a surprise 2-1 win over Group A favorites Senegal. While Senegal have perhaps the best striking options in the entire tournament, the rest of their team didn’t look up to the task. The Lions’ midfield, defense, and goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul were all shocking in the first half, and Zambia’s two goals were well deserved.
Emmanuel Mayuka and Rainford Kalaba both provided good finishes, but their opportunities were gifted to them. Mayuka’s came in the 12th minute on a header, where the defense inexplicably allowed the 5-foot-9 forward to get his head on a ball on the edge of the six-yard area. The second goal came in the 20th minute, with the Senegal midfield nowhere to be found. Christopher Katongo had plenty of time and space to find Kalaba with a pass, and he finished calmly. Zambia would carry their 2-0 lead into halftime.
FC Copenhagen ace Dame N’Doye got his team back in the game with a great control and near-post finish in the 74th minute, but Senegal wouldn’t find an equalizer. Zambia did well to attack an unsettled back line and midfield in the first half, then hold onto their lead against a team that had no deal creator for all of their striking talent.
ME 1
January 22, 2012 at 9:04 pm
Can sum1 explain 2me why mbesuma,felix katongo and chintu kampamba weren’t introduce in the 2nd half?we nid to train a new goal keeper,coz mweene’s judgement @tyms is poor.gat great confidence in de team.
Chipubachandi
January 22, 2012 at 10:39 pm
I was putting my case that in Football there are surprises and @Football Engineer insulted me and @Gun that tatwakwata amano. He thought he was more intelligent. Bonse nomba baletina Zambia. Na cup kiti yaisa pa Zed. Go baiche bandi. Balishuka amasenesense!
BJ
January 23, 2012 at 9:19 am
Why are Zambians so negative? guys get a life, the guys have gone there to try their best, put money on the table then start complaining….
zeb mpinganjira
January 23, 2012 at 9:37 am
The boys played well and according to the game plan. We scored in the first half and we knew that Senegal would come to us in full force in the second half, so the idea was to be disciplined defensively and I think we did well. Conceding a goal was unfortunate but that was it, result is what mattered.
My hope and prayer is that the boys remain cool headed, avoid super stardom depected by Senegal and concentrate, we need to beat Libya Wednesday to ensure success. But our aim acually should be to remain top of the group so we can play second placed team in group B, hopefully Angola.
We should reach the semi finals, and after that who knows, I dont think there is a team we cant play in the finals at this tournament!!
AMSON
January 23, 2012 at 9:55 am
Chesa name we nkoko we ulimpofu sana. How is it that you dint see anything in the way Zambia played.
sadi
January 23, 2012 at 10:18 am
People learn to give credit where it is due. They played well especially in the first half tho they seemed tired in the second half. Regardless of the situation, the bottom line is we carried the DAY. viva, viva,viva Chipolopolo Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best is yet to come
tripoli
January 23, 2012 at 11:28 am
welldone boys but next game try to be a bit fast the Arabs can run otherwise am happy for you i see you going a long way in the competition.
Dombwa
January 23, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Iwe chi bebeni bomfwe, in football there is northing like being saved by the bell. Football is 90mins plus injury time and if you fail to beat your opponents in that time there is northing like save by the bell no matter how good you were. simple math, if zambia had scored 2 goals and senegal 1 goal in 93 mins, whats the probability that senegal would have won and not zambia if another 30 extra mins were added. Use yo brains to think, zambia was trying to defend the 2 goals at the same time trying to score more goals but senegal had northing to defend after half time hence the turn of events after half time but believe you me if it a nil-nil at half time the game would have not changed much, zambia wud have still been dominating. Viva zambia
THE ONLY LIVING JAY
January 23, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Yes Senegalese are highly rated, but it iz certainly not a shock that Zambia humbled them in that AFCON opener.
Chipubachandi
January 23, 2012 at 12:52 pm
@BJ
You are right! We have so many Zambia whose negativity is inborn. They can’t see where credit i given. We deserved the win because of the way the boys played. This lack of confidence in ourselves led us even to sale Zamtel???????????
Let us move beyond small thinking to having confidence in ourselves knowing that MWAMUNA MZAKO NI PA CHULU!!!!!!
botoman
January 23, 2012 at 2:53 pm
This year with michael sata in state house we are geting the cup
muntengu
January 23, 2012 at 3:56 pm
Zambia was jst saved by the bell. The boys got confused in the second half.Mbesuma was the needed to finish senegal, Chamanga alebutafye. HR uposeko amano.