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Jacob Mulenga Fires Afcon Warning
Jacob Mulenga fired a brace for Dutch side FC Utrecht in a 5-1 win at Willem II to sound a big warning to Zambia rivals at the AFCON.
His double at the weekend has shot Utrecht from sixth to fourth place on the table.
They now have 21 points from 11 games played after their win over second from bottom Willem and are just six points behind leaders PSV.
Mulenga was on target in the 44th minute with Utrecht’s second of the day and later scored the visitors’ final goal in the 84th minute.
His brace brings to three goals the Zambia striker has scored in as many games since returning to action after losing his father early last month.
Mulenga now has four goals from nine Eredivisie games he has played so far this season.
The 28-year-old striker who returned to action this season after a 10-month injury layoff is part of Zambia coach Herve Renard’s 24-member squad who take on Bafana Bafana in the Nelson Mandela Challenge at Soccer City on November 14.
Mulenga’s return to form is also a boost for Renard ahead of the 2013 Africa Cup finals especially after missing Zambia’s 2012 Africa Cup triumph in Gabon due to injury.
Chipolopolo are drawn in Group C of next year’s AFCON along with Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia.
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kapaso
November 5, 2012 at 10:35 am
chikali fwe ichi!!
watch out nigeria
Unza Chipolopolo
November 5, 2012 at 11:41 am
He hs power on da ball, doz nt luz da ball easly, oso a vry gud play maker, plus scorin.. Bulets Afcon Reloded
Mr.right
November 5, 2012 at 12:11 pm
He can blend well with Mayuka and Mbesuma.But Mbesuma should be advised to reduce weight by about 15kgs.We will depend on Sakuwaha,Mbesuma,Mayuka and Jacob since Chris has a drought.
Soccer Fan No2
November 5, 2012 at 2:52 pm
Mbesuma has lost weight but he needs to work on his pace. He seems to run out of steam quickly
Dr.D
November 5, 2012 at 2:41 pm
chris shdn’t play 90 mins hez getting tired.
Sperm D
November 5, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Dear editor..what r u insinuatin wen u type,”The zambian player has in as many games scored since returning in action after losing his father later last month”.?
Tom Bar Know Call Cheekalah
November 6, 2012 at 1:15 am
He has realised that he is now an orphan so he wants to work hard 4 his life since football career is the shortest after a Chinese dicck…
Wanu Ngwee
November 5, 2012 at 9:44 pm
SA AFCON 2013 Here we come!!
Wanu Ngwee
November 5, 2012 at 9:44 pm
OK, HERE IT IS!!
Uncle B
November 5, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Great player he is. Let him come and put more steam in the chipolopolo squad. I can’t to see bafana get beaten next week.
Breakin News
November 5, 2012 at 11:15 pm
Jacob injured in trainig.Sidelined up Feb 2013….
Charles
November 6, 2012 at 5:46 am
4 goals ati chikali . Ine uluse. winning afcon was just favor and nothing else. poor team and coach. awe mwandi
special force
November 6, 2012 at 9:26 am
this guy is just a piece of thrush like others