Green Buffaloes chase their second cup final appearance in just four months, when they face Zanaco in the 2016 Charity Shield semifinals at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka on Saturday.
Buffaloes last November lifted the Barclays Cup to cap a strong run in the second half of the 2015 Faz Super League season in which they finished 4th that guaranteed them this Charity Shield berth.
They face 2015 league runners-up Zanaco who beat those 3-0 away and drew 1-1 in league meetings last season.
But Coach Bilton Musonda is hoping his Zambia stars who recently returned from the 2016 Caf African Nations Championship (Chan) in Rwanda will turn around Buffaloes fortunes against Zanaco this weekend.
Key will be veteran captain Christopher Katongo who inspired Buffaloes to victory in the 2015 Barclays Cup final.
Defender Stephen Kabamba, who scored in the away draw against Zanaco last August, is one of the Chan stars set to lineup this weekend together with Jack Chirwa, Adrian Chama and Buchiyza Mfune who were all instrumental in Zambia’s Chan quarterfinal qualification. Meanwhile, Buffaloes warmed-up for Zanaco by winning a four-club round-robin tournament in Lusaka last weekend.
Buffaloes began the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Nkwazi on Friday before beating Green Eagles 5-0 on Saturday before winning the tournament with a 3-0 victory over Arrows on Sunday.
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