Kenyan duo miss Zesco’s win as Jesse Were features for Kansanshi

Former Tusker FC forward Jesse Jackson Were is the only Kenyan international who featured on Thursday afternoon in games played in the Zambian Super League.Here is a wrap of how the action unfolded and why the two others Kenyans, Ian Otieno and Vincent Oburu, who both play for defending champions Zesco United, did not feature at all for their side.Kansanshi Dynamos 1-1 Power DynamosKansanshi Dynamos failed to hold onto their early narrow advantage as they conceded a late goal to share the spoils with Power Dynamos.In the midweek match staged at the Solwezi Independence Stadium on Wednesday afternoon where Were was named in the matchday starting eleven, Dave Daka put the home side ahead inside the opening twenty minutes as he found the back of the net on 16 minutes. Despite holding the lead for a majority of the game, their resilience finally caved in with only thirteen minutes to go as Brian Mwila found the equalizer for his side and restored parity in the 77th minute, a goal that ended up earning his side a point that ensured they stayed ahead of their rivals on the table courtesy of a superior goal difference, leaving the two sides in 6th and 7th both on 44 points.Zesco United 1-0 Lusaka DynamosAt the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Kenyan duo Ian Otieno and Vincent Oburu did not feature as Zesco returned to winning ways after being held to a barren draw in their previous match.Both players sat out of the action owing to the injuries they picked in previous clashes. Goalkeeper Otieno, who is the club’s first choice goalkeeper, is nursing a shoulder injury picked up against Buildcon on April 9 while Vincent Oburu picked up an injury back in March.Despite their absence, Zesco managed to get the job done in their fight to defend the title as Thabani Kamusoko scored the all-important goal in the 5th minute to seal the victory.With only two games to go, Zesco trail current log leaders Red Arrows by five points who look very much likely to prevent them from retaining their title.

 

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