Kenyan international and Zesco United striker Vincent Oburu will not be available for selection on Saturday for the Absa Cup quarter final tie against Green Eagles.The forward will be sidelined due to an injury sustained during last weekend’s league game against Konkola Blades a match that the Ndola-based side emerged victorious to dislodge their cup opponents from the second position on the log and move within eight points of leaders Red Arrows.Absa Cup quarter final showdown set for Kitwe. pic.twitter.com/knPpARnTPX— Zesco United FC (@ZescoUnitedFC) March 9, 2022 Head Coach Numba Mumamba confirmed the Kenyan’s injury as quoted on the club’s portal, adding that veteran striker Winston Kalengo and Spencer Sautu were also ruled out.“I can confirm that we will be missing the services of Oburu and Kalengo due to injuries sustained last weekend. We will also be without Spencer Sautu due to contractual obligations as you know Sautu is a Green Eagles player,” the tactician said.The former AFC Leopards player hit the ground running, scoring on his debut as Zesco beat Nkana 2-1 but has not found the back of the net again in the other two games that he has played.⚽️|The former Wazito attacker scored his maiden goal at the club in just his second game and his first official start since completing his move to the Zambian giants back at the tail end of January.Full Story📩#VincentOburu #StarsAbroadhttps://t.co/fDW0WBgpur— Mozzart Sport Kenya (@MozzartSportKe) March 7, 2022 Ahead of Saturday’s clash, Coach Mumamba is anticipating an entertaining match and is focused on guiding the team to the last four.“We expect an interesting match especially that we are meeting again in the league. Our focus for now is ensuring that we get to the semifinal by getting a positive result on Saturday. My appeal to those who will replace those that are injured is to take advantage of this situation and prove themselves. This is a good platform for any player to prove himself. Otherwise, we are very positive as a team of getting a positive result on Saturday.” He added.
