Times Of Swaziland: WE’RE HERE TO FINISH OFF BUFFALOES – RED ARROWS

WE’RE HERE TO FINISH OFF BUFFALOES – RED ARROWS
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BY PHOLSILE HLOPHE on 16/09/2021 08:46:00


MBABANE – They are on a mission.
Zambia Super League side Red Arrows landed in the country yesterday morning
ahead of the CAF Confederation Cup first preliminary round second leg encounter
with Young Buffaloes. The match will be played on Saturday at Mavuso Sports
Centre. Kickoff time is 3pm. The ‘Airmen’ travelled using their own
airplane, a 2:40 hours trip to King Mswatini III International Airport before
settling at Esibayeni Logde.   The visitors have a 2-1 first leg advantage over
Young Buffaloes, thanks to Felix Bulaya’s brace at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka
last Saturday. A draw away will be enough to secure Arrows’ passage to the
next round and a meeting with CD Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.
Red Arrows Communications Officer Miko Misheck, said their mission was to finish
what they started by cementing their dominance over their fellow army opponents.
He assured their readiness of the match as they boasts of a full squad
comprising triple-threat of strikers in former Chipolopolo’s James Chamanga,
Kayembe Alidor and Hope Katwishi. “We had a fantastic trip. Buffaloes have
been in CAF for quite a while, but we will bring the game to the stadium. We are
here to finish what we started,” Misheck said.
Training
Arrows will have a private training session this afternoon and get tested for
COVID-19 ahead of the match. Misheck said none of his players tested positive
for COVID-19 so he brought a full squad. Head Coach Chisi Mbewe named a
19-member squad for the trip to the kingdom for the second leg encounter led by
skipper Benedict Chepeshi, midfielder Alassane Diarra, winger Felix Bulaya and
Chamanga. New signing Edward Tembo also made the squad and would be looking to
make his second appearance for the Airmen.