Mbesuma slams Zambia display after South Africa friendly defeat

Zambia national team have come under heavy criticism following their 3-1 friendly defeat against South Africa at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.

Former Chipolopolo striker Collins Mbesuma expressed his dissapoinment following the outcome of the game.

Zambia always used to come out on top

“The game against South Africa was very embarrassing to see Bafana Bafana dominating like no man’s business. I know South Africa has developed a lot, but I didn’t expect that much.

“You know, our history with South Africa is pound-for-pound, and Zambia always comes out on top. Even when we lose, it’s 1-0, but it was a tough game,” said Mbesuma as quoted by Bola News.

“What I saw was not good for our nation going forward, and on top of that, I was expecting our front three to be substituted during halftime so that we can try new faces.

“At halftime we didn’t have any shots at goal, so I was expecting the technical bench to remove them at halftime. Let’s try new faces, and also we need to protect our own like Patson Daka.”

He added: “The combination play upfront is not good at all; it’s like in front you just want to do whatever you want to do. There is no coordination; we just run forward.

“Whatever happens has happened. There is no passing pattern going forward like South Africa was doing.”

After the South Africa travelled to Angola where they lost 3-2 on Tuesday.

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