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Zesco United suffer elimination
ZESCO United’s poor form in the CAF Confederation Cup has continued with the team recording a 1 – 0 loss to Kaizer Chiefs, a result that has ended their chances of progressing further in the competition. Ahead of the game, ZESCO were hoping to record…
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ZESCO United’s poor form in the CAF Confederation Cup has continued with the team recording a 1 – 0 loss to Kaizer Chiefs, a result that has ended their chances of progressing further in the competition.
Ahead of the game, ZESCO were hoping to record their first win of the group stage having registered three defeats in their opening three games.
However, it took Chiefs only 14 minutes to get the lead and punish the Ndola giants for the second time in a period of seven days.
Congolese winger Glody Lilepo was hero of the day for Chiefs at the Moses Mabida Stadium. He found the back of the net after receiving a clever assist from Mfundo Vilakazi.
That proved enough for Chiefs to complete a double over the Zambians.
ZESCO have been poor in the group stage. They started the run with a 1 – 0 loss to Zamalek back in November before going on to lose 3 – 2 at home to Almasry.
Last week, they hosted Chiefs at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium and suffered a 1 – 0 defeat to make their chances to progress slim.
Today’s loss means they cannot progress to the knock out stage even if they win their last two remaining matches against Egyptian sides Zamalek and Al Masry.
They sit bottom of the group with 0 points.
(Mwebantu, Sunday, 1st Februray, 2026)
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