Nchanga Rangers coach Fighton Simukonda says he does not believe Red Arrows will enjoy home advantage when they clash in the Barclays Cup final this Saturday in Lusaka.
The two sides will face-off in this year’s final at Arrows home ground at Nkoloma Stadium.
Organisers of the tournament traditionally pick the final venue during the preliminary semifinal draws.
“It doesn’t matter whether you play home or away,” Simukonda said.
“It just depends on the way you have prepared for the game.”
This will be the two sides first ever meeting in the Barclays Cup final since the inaugural tournament was held in 2007.
Furthermore, this will also be Nchanga and Arrows’s debut final in both sides third appearance in the tournament.
Nchanga and Arrows previous best Barclays Cup showing were quarterfinal appearances in 2010 and 2012 respectively.
Meanwhile, Nchanga and Arrows warmed up for Saturday’s final with training games on Thursday at their respective bases in Chingola and Lusaka.
At Nchanga Stadium in Chingola, Nchanga beat Konkola Mine 2-1.
Bornwell Mwape headed in Nchanga’s first goal before Mine Police equalised through Jack Sunzu.
Emmanuel Phiri’s late second half shot handed Nchanga the win as their prepared to drive down to Lusaka on Friday.
At Nkoloma, Arrows beat the Zambia Under-20 team 1-0 thanks to a goal from midfielder Shadreck Malambo.
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