Nkana To Train For Somhlolo Pitch

Nkana are planning to switch to artificial pitch training ahead of the 2014 CAF Champions League tie away to Mbabane Swallows.

Swallows will host Nkana in the first leg, preliminary round on artificial surface at Somhlolo National Stadium on February 8.

%u201CI think we are making arrangements to use the artificial turfs here so that it doesn%u2019t become a hassle for us when we go that side,’D Mwale said.

%u201CWe have a programme which we have put up so we can get accustomed to it (the artificial turf).%u201D

Nkana, who are currently off-season, made an early return for 2014 pre-season training in mid-December at their base in Kitwe just a month after winning an unprecedented 12th FAZ Super League title.

Mwale said plans are underway for the team to shift their final phase of training to Lusaka where they are options for training on artificial surfaces.

%u201CWe have just submitted that programme to the officials and not until we get feed then I will be able to say how long we will be there,’ Mwale said.

The record Zambian league champions will be returning to continental club action for the first time since 2002 when they took part in the Caf Champions League.

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