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FAZ Mission In Kampala Not Impressed With Nambole Stadium Pitch
Football Association of Zambia, FAZ vice president Boniface Mwamelo has led a delegation of the local soccer governing body on a check of facilities in Kampala. Mwamelo has since expressed reservations with the state of the Uganda national Stadium at Namboole – the Nelson Mandela Stadium.
Zambia plays Uganda on 14 October in the return leg of the final round of qualifying for next year’s Africa Cup finals in South Africa. The African champions carry a one nil lead into the second leg, having won at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium courtesy of a Chris Katongo goal.
The findings of Mwamelo and his FAZ delegation means Herve Renard will have to psyche his champion players to expect a tougher match in conditions that will make it difficult for a neat passing game.
A scrapy and ugly affair of survival could just be the way the champions protect their goal and possibly grab an away strike to make it to South Africa.
Uganda, despite not losing at their home ground for the last five years, have never qualified to the Africa Cup finals since 1978. In failing to qualify for the 2012 finals, they drew 0-0 with Kenya when they just needed a 1-0 win to progress. Angola instead qualified from their group.
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Captain John
September 16, 2012 at 5:28 pm
Tapali ifya kutampa ama xcuse apa, kuya winafye, failure is nt an option @ dis stage, u got alot of mane afta Afcom so kuposako amano bafilala u mek us proud again we lov u.
Tupac
September 16, 2012 at 6:42 pm
2yrs ago I remember renard describing our stadia us pathetic but teams in the past like algeria,senegal,egypt and otherz came and collected maximum points on our home soil.What will make it difficult 4 us not to collect points and qualify?Ma excuse tayakana!
benjasim
September 16, 2012 at 7:16 pm
that shld nt b an excuse jst work hard, dats the prblm with mst pipo wrng atitude nd tryn to get an excuse frm failr. Cme on u cn do it.
chitoz
September 16, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Bakamba that is nt an xcuse 4 us nt 2 collect our three points.
If u ask chris, felix and otha guyz about kalukumgu grounds.
Twalebwela ku nganda nishi namupya ifi tofu.
I think ifi tofu guyz mulefibukisha. This game is do or die.
jordan
September 16, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Guys mwalikwete chance yac chita fya mano at yo home perfect field,the probrem is twalitewa fyamalaki=ati ba african champion ataah!
LCD
September 16, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Better to go there early and train on the bumpy ground also . I believe we can also play in those conditions if we prepare . Camping in South Africa is not such a good idea !
Wemfula Isa Isa
September 17, 2012 at 7:07 am
Iwe ci jordan, if you have trouble accepting that Chipolopolo are champions, you better have your head examined. That aside, we need modern stadia in this modern world, not the Kalukungu type.
Phill - One
September 17, 2012 at 9:14 am
Mwamelo & the guyz plz remember where you are coming from Levy Stadium just came in now now. What about Chililabombwe play ground? No excuse bane tel Rena to just practise real hard if possible let them practise from chililabombwe or any Kalukungu stadium.
Phill - One
September 17, 2012 at 9:15 am
We have plenty of Kalukungu Stadiums in zambia FAZ you are upseting me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Uku sefya pa chinyo
September 17, 2012 at 10:16 am
Trying to find execuses already. You know that u r going to lose that side.
Slu
September 17, 2012 at 11:38 am
Its eight years not five year as you alluded to in your story.
ndundundu Paluputa
September 17, 2012 at 1:37 pm
thank God Mwamelo takateyemo bola. Any player who’ll complain like mwamelo should be left out with immediate effect.i agree with ‘Phill’ Mwamelo ulenkalifya no what and what kuwina uko. No umungulu ati ground ibi.@chitoz ne fikiti ngawafula munuma black bakamba hahhahahhahha
By the way fellow bloggers what would happen if we lost 2:1 god forbid.
Ka-nkoya
September 17, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Train frm chibolya ground then.all we need is a draw or win.city of lusaka supporter!
Kampala
September 17, 2012 at 5:10 pm
A bad f**cker always blames the mat that it was slippery.
King Musula Wenu
September 17, 2012 at 6:21 pm
2-1 loss we shall go through. But we need a win and Renard and Kalusha, ensure the guys trains in a stadium same as that of Uganda were the game will be played. No VIP treatment here. We lost a chance of scoring more goals here. We do not want any camping to South Africa.
By the way, why can’t we train in Sudan before the game in Uganda?
cash money
September 17, 2012 at 6:49 pm
in football you employ all sorts of tricks. am seeing Uganda falling for this one,we are not talking about or the type of football they play but the stadium meaning we are not worried about them.it will be very hard for them to score us coz they will play under so much pressure from the home funs.the pressure will expose them at the back as all of their players will be wanting to move forward to score.am predicting 2 red cards for the home team a huge score line in favour of the mighty chipolopolo (zambia) the raigning african champions.
Chituntuntu
September 18, 2012 at 11:31 am
no xcuses we jst hav to win
mks4
September 18, 2012 at 12:54 pm
well,if that is the case then go and lose ba fikala. yet u call yourselves chipolopolo.
chonse
September 19, 2012 at 9:39 am
That should deter us during our preparation make sure you train from a poor pitch like nkana stadium we buy that execuse for a loss go go chipolopolo we are behind you
chonse
September 19, 2012 at 9:45 am
That should not deter us during our preparattion make sure that you train from a poor pitch like nkana stadium we will not buy any excuse for a loss go go chipolopolo we are behind you
muzolino
September 19, 2012 at 10:03 am
chikala Renard thnks we r so dull.kulibe.whether on stones or sand, we need to collect full points or zwaa Renard.inaf z inaf.chris katongo shud stop juju,says TB Joshua.
The Terminator
September 19, 2012 at 1:45 pm
@ We have all come from bad pitches. It’s now that people have learned to play in very nice pitches. Ask Kalu ngamuletalika. Go Zambia Go
richardbwanga
October 3, 2012 at 10:47 am
mwilalandalandafye mulecita reason mwilaba kwati mashilu aba sabaila,bazambia balichinja bola elo mulamona nefya bateya bola nipashi nga mwamona fyakosa kuti teyamo.