Despite his number one position being under threat following new signings, Ian Otieno has retained his place at Zesco United and put up a Man of the Match performance which earned praise from his head coach Mumamba Numba.The former Zambia Super League champions suffered a 1-0 loss at the hands of reigning champions Red Arrows over the weekend to extend their winless start to the season.KSSSA Games: How minnows Waylight School beat the odds to qualify for nationalsMumamba was full of praise for Otieno who kept them in the game despite letting in one goal in the game but it could have been more were it not for the former AFC Leopards custodian.“The general performance of the team was very good. We accounted for ourselves very well. Though we made a few errors at the back which our opponents could have capitalised on early in the game, Otieno kept us out of trouble.##NAJAVA_MECA_6606295##We need to improve on our finishing so that we can start scoring. We are happy that there is progress in terms of the general play. We are not worried because this is part of football,” said Mumamba.Zesco roped in Cyril Chibwe from South African Premier Soccer League side Baroka FC in the off-season transfer window but he is yet to feature for the club due to injury.Mumamba has come under pressure after failing to win any of their opening two games and only have a single point thus far but he is hopeful they will turn their fortunes around.Wanyama eager to continue playing in the MLS“We need to pick ourselves up and forge ahead. I think that’s how football is. Sometimes you can use certain players and they fail to perform. We tried to adjust by starting with two strong holding midfielders. We did control the game, but they were too slow in joining the attack that is why we brought in two attacking midfielders in the second half,” added Mumamba.
