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Fearless Keagan Mumba Dropped From U-20 Job
The Football Association of Zambia have given the biggest indication so far that Zanaco coach Keagan Mumba will still be shunted to the periphery of national football after overlooking him for the recently announced Under-20 team that will play their Under-23 colleagues in an Independence Day tournament.
League leading scorer Ronald Kampamba has been named in the Under-23 side which could in some way be pacifying the tension from his supporters who feel he deserved a bigger a call up in the national football set up.
FAZ, who have announced the two teams, have pushed through Power Dynamos coach Tenant Chilumba and Hector Chilombo to be in charge of the Under-23 while the Under-20 that Mumba has been head coach for two successive years has been handed to Oswald Mutapa and Bilton Musonda.
While there is no official word yet Mumba who ordinarily should have been elevated to the Under-23 job after Mutapa oversaw a runners up finish at the 2012 Zone Vi Games has crossed swords with FAZ for his fearless stance on football matters.
The game that will be played at Nkoloma Stadium on Thursday will be used as part of this year’s 49th Independence Anniversary celebrations.
“The U20 team will use the match as part of their preparations for the 2013 COSAFA junior championship to be held in Lesotho in December while the U23 national team will use the match to kick start their preparations for Rio 2016 Olympic qualifying matches which start early next year,” said FAZ on its social network facebook page.
The teams will be camped at Rainbow Lodge on Tuesday.
The names of players invited:
U20 squad:
Coaches: Osward Mutapa and Bilton Musonda
Lawrence Mulenga (Young Zanaco), Goeffrey Silavwe (Lusaka Tigers), Simon Tembo (Nkwazi), Billy Mutale (Nchanga Rangers), Kapota Kayawe (Kafue Celtic), Timothy Sakala (Young Zanaco), Boyd Mkandawire (Nkwazi), Solomon Sakala (Red Arrows), Austin Muwowo (Konkola Mine Police), Godfrey Ngwenya (Kabwe Warriors), Evans Bwembya (Konkola Blades), Peter Mwanalushi (Kafue Celtic), Ackim Mumba (Red Arrows), Boyd Musonda (Young Zanaco), Spencer Sautu (Forest Rangers), Fashion Sakala (Nchanga Rangers), Davy Kashanga (Malaiti Rangers), Alfred Mafuleka (Kalomo Jetters)
U23 squad:
Coaches: Hector Chilombo and Tenant Chilumba
Charles Mweemba (Nkana), Richard Njobvu (Nkwiza), Alex Sichone (Red Arrows), Alex Mwamba (Chambishi), Salulani Phiri (Zanaco), Andrew Moyo (Kafue Celtic), Chibesa Kaunda (Green Buffaloes), Nsofwa Mwansa (Kabwe Warriors), Benard Mapili (Zesco United), Lubambo Musonda (Power Dynamos), Lukwembe Chisenga (Napsa Stars), Julius Situmbeko (Power Dynamos), Bruce Musakaya (Red Arrows), Shadreck Malambo (Red Arrows), Emmanuel Phiri (Nchanga Rangers), Moses Phiri (Zanaco), Ronald Kampamba (Nkana) , Felix Nyaende (Nchanga Rangers)
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kayula
October 20, 2013 at 11:31 am
Hon kambwili its sad that we all always cry to you when things are not right. Keegan Mumba is a good coach who we can not sideline. if you look at chealse coach he rude and arrogant but he knows the job.Equaly with mumba. FAZ has lived its usefuness its high time we replaced them
ßoccer fan no 2
October 20, 2013 at 2:30 pm
Being rude doesnt equal to greatness. Just because José mourinho is rude doesnt mean all rude men are great. Neither does it mean anyone rude will be a Mourinho. Nor does it mean Mourinho is great because he’s rude. He may be rude because he is great. So Keagan who is yet to show us how great he is may be putting the cart before the horse
Inzaghi2013
October 21, 2013 at 5:25 pm
@soccerfan2….you made my day….good grammar and vocab, I got you boy. However, point of correction Mourinho is not rude he’s just starightfoward talking and no nonsense caoch. If you have an ego problem you will not play for Jose simple as that. Same goes with sir Alex, ask Rooney for starters…only Manure fans think Jose is rude,,,well well what about your SAF…?? It’s evident in the results this year that SAF was arrogant and rude but spot on when it comes to his work. That goes for Jose, remember soccer players are humans, if you are not a strong character you will never succeed. Mourinho has succeeded because he’s astute, proud, rude,arrogant, a tactical genious and all that comes with his baggage. For this I love to watch any team Jose coaches day in and day out and am not a chelsea fan. He’s simpy great, and SAF has conceded to this fact that Jose is great! Interestingly enough is the fact that both Jose and SAF were able to manage one the world’s prolific strikers in CR7. So I would like to think that Keagan Mumba is also a good coach though I hear he’s full on tantrums but a good coach nonetheless.
real yellow jenalist
October 21, 2013 at 12:32 am
Fearless or wreckless?
chile1
October 21, 2013 at 8:38 am
Keegan keegan keegan,u c where ur big ego is takin u ka?keegan u r jus an average coach wit an average CV,we had the bamfuchiles and zooms of this world who were very good coaches,yet very down to earth.u only won dat lig bcoz power dynamos messed themselvs up pa last day.as 4 me I even feel fighton & chambeshi are beta than u,yet they r so calm,keegan lower urself b4 its too late
tripoli
October 21, 2013 at 9:00 am
wHO IS KEGAN?