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Shrewd Zesco reaps reward in Africa
- Updated: September 21, 2016
Zesco United’s line-up these days reads like a gathering of an African Union summit.
The contribution of its six foreign legions has been a critical component in their 2016 Orange CAF Champions League campaign and that is something the club’s Chief Executive Officer Justin Mumba has admitted is not a secret.
Kenyan striker Jesse Were who arrived this season from Tusker FC has scored four goals so far in the CAF Champions League as the Zambians are just a game away from a historic place at the final.
On the homefront, Were is also leading Zesco’s charge for their third straight domestic league title with 12 league goals, just two behind Nkana forward Walter Bwalya.
DR Congo-born striker Idris Mbombo who arrived by way of promoted side Kabwe Warriors, where he scored 23 goals to help them gain entry to the top flight, has also made instant impact in Zesco’s success story in the competition this season. Mbombo is Zesco’s top scorer in the CAF Champions League with five goals.
Zesco also made three more shrewd signings at the start of 2016 with Ivorian-born Niger international defender Ben Bahn Adama and Kenyan defensive midfielder Anthony Akumu.
Both arrived with continental experience with Bahn arriving from AS Kaloum of Guinea who interestingly eliminated Zesco from the …
