KALABA, LUNGU GET LATE CALL-UPS FOR GHANA FRIENDLY
Lusaka Times
Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 19:54
Rainford Kalaba and Mischek Lungu have been included in Zambia’s
friendly against Ghana tomorrow evening in London at Brisbane Road
in the East End.
Faz communications officer Erick Mwanza said today in Lusaka that
Kalaba and Lungu who are based in Portugal and Hungary respectively
have been drafted in following a spate of withdrawals.
This follows over a dozen potential no-shows for the game due to
problems in getting UK visa and injury.
Missing will be most or all of the five South African based contingent
after delays in getting their UK visas filed in time at the British
high commission in Pretoria including James Chamanga who is based
in China.
Three European based players attendance for the game is also in
question with midfielder Andrew Sinkala from Augsburg in Germany
while defender Emmanuel Mbola from Pyunik Yerevan in Armenia is
reportedly injured.
However, coach Herve Renard is also keeping his fingers crossed and
hoping that former Under-23 midfielder Chanda Mwaba from RoPS in
Finland will make the journey down to the London East end to play.
Mwaba is expected to make his senior debut after a three-year hiatus
from the international scene.
Meanwhile, the match will also be Renard’s first meeting against the
Black Stars with whom he served as physical trainer two years ago
under then coach and his mentor Claude Leroy.