Gambia without injured star player Madouh Ballow of Swansea City held Zambia to a goaless draw at Independence Stadium,Banjul in an international friendly.
Other notable exclusions yet to report to camp are Babucah Trawally from China,Moroccan based Yusupa Njie of FUS Rabat and Sweden based duo of Omar Colley and Amat Dibba.
Zambia had a full house with Kennedy Mweene starting between the post.The 2015-16 PSL winner missed Chipolopolo’s 1-0 loss to Togo on friday last week.
The scorpions embarked on a brighter note.Unlucky,Stophila Sunzu wrestled Lamin Jallow inside the area after 22 minutes played and the referee turned a blind eyes on the calls.
Towards end of the opening half,Christopher Katongo who had been yellow carded earlier on for a nasty challenge on Jallow,was forced out of the pitch after Mass Manga hacked him.
In the opening stages of the second half,the Hawks defender Manga had a golden chance to put the hosts ahead from a free header but failed.
Neither of the side had willingness to inscribe victory in history pages as their first ever meeting at sinior level ended on a goaless stalemate.
POST MATCH REACTIONS
Aggrey Chiyengi stressed the rashanale behind Chipolopolo’s choice to play Gambia as a technical preparation of Guinea Bissau in the penaltimates of the 2017 AFCON Qualifiers.According to the Zambian assistant coach,the scorpions lived up to his expectations by giving his side an aggressive test of what West Africans are renowned for.
However,He slammed his side’s lack of attacking prowess and praised the defensive mechanism.
Gambia’s coach Sang dong was saddened by the exclusion of Madouh Ballow and other foreign based stars.He also outlined the need of his side to improve when attacking.
