ZESCO unveils CAF squad
Written by Millennium on July 27, 2019
MUKWIMA CHILALA writes
ZESCO United has unveiled their CAF champions league squad for the 2019/20 season.
The 2019 Zambian champions have however left out Ghanaian striker Rahim Osumanu from the list while Japanese Kosuke Nakamachi has made the cut.
According to its face book page, United’s new signings, Zimbabwean midfielder Thabani Kamusoko who joins from Tanzania’s Yanga FC, former Prison Leopards forward Saviours Nkonkola and Uganda striker Umaru Kasumba who joined from Sofapaka FC have all been included.
Zesco have retained a core number of players who featured in the 20/2019 edition of the campaign where the Zambian side got relegated to the confederations cup going as far as the group stage of the competition.
The Ndola-side will however miss the services of star striker Lazarous Kambole who last month played his last game for the side as he has since joined premier soccer league side Kaizer Chiefs.
Kambole was instrumental for Zesco guiding them to a semifinal finish in the 2016 edition of the Champions league as well a quarter final berth in the 2017 edition of the confederations cup.
Also missing out of this year’s line-up is former Under-20 star Maybin Kalengo who last season left united to join Tanzanian outfit Yanga.
The full list is as follows
Goal Keepers
Jacob Banda
Samson Banda
Dieudonné Ntibahezwa
Defender
Marcel Kalonda
Fackson Kapumbu
Shemmy Mayembe
Clement Mwape
David Owino
Solomon Sakala
Simon Silwimba
Midfielder
Anthony Akumu
Misheck Chaila
John Ching’andu
Logic Ching’andu
Kondwani Mtonga
Mwape Mwelwa
Kosuke Nakamachi
Mwila Phiri
Edward Tembo
Quadri Kola
Thabani Kamusoko
Sabumukama Enock
Strikers
Jesse Jackson Were
Kalengo Winston
Savior Nkonkola
Kasumba Umaru
