Africa-Press – Zambia. The MTN Super League will enter week eleven this weekend with nine matches taking centre stage over the weekend. Nkoloma Stadium will host a double header with NAPSA Stars taking on Zanaco in a lunchtime kick-off and defending Champions, Red Arrows facing off with Forest Rangers.
13:00 Napsa Stars vs Zanaco
Nkoloma Stadium, Live on SS
The Pensioners, NAPSA Stars will be looking to continue their good form when they face off with the inconsistent Zanaco at Nkoloma. NAPSA Stars Head Coach Perry Mutapa expects a tough match and says his side is targeting maximum points.
NAPSA will be without winger Austin Banda and midfielder Simon Nkhata who are out nursing injuries. “Local derbies are always tricky, because form does not count, I know we are in position six and Zanaco are below us, but that does not count, we expect a tough match against Zanaco tomorrow,” Mutapa said.
“For us, we are not taking the Buildcon result as a failure. We did our best because it was an away game. I know there will be some teams that will lose to them and the fact that we did not lose is a plus for us. So going into this game, we look forward to getting maximum points, and drawing the last game is enough motivation for us to win, especially since we have gone four games unbeaten.”
“As a club, we won’t call anyone a struggling team at this point because the point difference is very minimal on the log. We want to get the maximum points for this game and that’s what we are focused on,” he added.
NAPSA last beat the Bankers in 2019. ZANACO will hope to make it three wins in a row in this fixture. Kelvin Kaindu’s men are struggling having won just one in their last seven matches.
15:00 Red Arrows vs Forest Rangers
Nkoloma Stadium, Live on SS
The second match at Nkoloma will see defending Champions, Red Arrows welcome Forest Rangers. The Airmen have been boosted by the return of Ricky Banda, and Hope Katwishi who have been declared fit by the team doctor.
The Zambia U-20 national team trio of Happy Nsiku, Joseph ‘Sabobo’ Banda and Jeban Tembo have also returned from National duty and are available for tomorrow’s match. Ian Bakala has declared his Rangers ready for the battle against the defending Champions.
“We are ready and prepared for the team well. The way the players trained it will be a good game. We are going there not to give them points, we don’t mind that they are defending Champions, we are going there for a win,” he said. A win for Fole Malembe could see them go second on the log while Arrows are hoping to maintain their lead at the summit.
15:00 Zesco United vs Buildcon
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Buildcon’s search for a first win of the season continues this weekend as they face off with ZESCO United in a Ndola derby. Team Kopala have just managed two points from a possible 30 and are desperate to collect their first win of the season.
However they face a team they have not yet managed to beat in their previous nine meetings losing eight of those encounters. ZESCO interim boss Alfred Lupiya who will be taking charge of his fifth match at the helm of Team Ya Ziko expects a tough match.
“We have been preparing very adequately. This will be a very tough game and I think out of the games we have so far played, this is likely to be the toughest. I have also told the guys that this will be a critical game in the sense that we use the same pitch and it’s a local derby,” Lupiya said. ZESCO will again be without their Kenyan striker Vincent Oburu who is still nursing an Injury.
15:00 Power Dynamos vs Green Buffaloes
Arthur Davies Stadium
In-form Powerful Power Dynamos will host Green Buffaloes at the Arthur Davies Stadium. Masauso Tembo returns to Arthur Davies Stadium after his departure from the Kitwe based side.
It will be a battle of young coaches as Mwenya Chipepo and Masauso look to outwit each other in a tactical superiority battle. Kennedy Musonda has been in good form and is expected to lead the attack for Abayellow. For the Zambia army sponsored outfit, John Kosamu, Robin Siame and Golden Mashata are likely to be the bright sparks.
15:00 MUZA vs Prison Leopards
Nakambala Stadium
Prison Leopards will be looking to return to winning ways when they visit FC MUZA away in Mazabuka. The Collect Boys had their 17 match unbeaten run ended by Forest Rangers last week and will be looking to return to winning ways.
They however visit Mazabuka Stadium a fortress and it won’t be easy. MUZA are also coming from a loss, They were handed a narrow 1-0 loss to Kansanshi Dynamos.
15:00 Lumwana vs Nchanga Rangers
Lumwana Stadium
Nchanga Rangers started the season on a high but are now winless in six matches and the pressure is mounting. They travel to Solwezi to face a Lumwana side that is also struggling with three straight losses. Both teams need a win to move further away from the relegation zone.
15:00 Green Eagles vs Chambishi
Independence Stadium, Choma
Green Eagles have enjoyed fine form since Alex Namazaba became the interim boss. The Kawale Boys are unbeaten in their last four games with three wins and a draw. They welcome Chambishi a team with only two wins to their name. Chambishi have however recorded important wins when it has mattered beating Nkana and Lumwana Radiants.
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