Mbesuma takes positives out of AFCON exit
Collins Mbesuma says he is hoping to score again and regularly lead Zambia's attack this year despite Chipolopolo's poor AFCON outing
The 29-year-old Orlando Pirates striker scored one goal at the tournament in Zambia’s 1-1 draw with Ethiopia.
"I cannot say I had a good tournament as we are going home but scoring the goal was good," Mbesuma said. "It will be good to score for my country again."
The Pirates striker played in all three of Zambia's Group C games in Nelspruit where they finished third to bow out on three points.
He started in the Ethiopia game and came on in the 1-1 draw against Nigeria while he started and finished the 0-0 draw against Burkina Faso.
Mbesuma said it was time to pick up the pieces and focus on the 2014 FIFA World Cup Group D qualifiers.
Zambia face Lesotho in their next Group D qualifier away on March 22 in Maseru.
"I think we have a lot to fight for with the World Cup qualifiers ahead of us so we are still going on," Mbesuma said.
"People back home are not happy but they should understand that we did our best and will need their support more.
“I think we have a lot to fight for with the World Cup qualifiers ahead of us so we are still going on. People back home are not happy but they should understand that we did our best and will need their support more.”
Zambia were to rilaxing in ethiopia game that's were we lost every thing strikers were to selfish expecialy the captain katongo wen he has a chance he wants to shoot any were instead of passing to the other ithink he must work on that and play as ateam next time
leggo boys..Now lets focus on more important things#WORLDCUPQUALIFIERS.Remember what Hevre Renard said after winning the AFCON Last year,and i quote,"my next mission is to qualify Zambia to the World cup".I have have faith in our coach,Elimination could have bn a blessing in disguise for this ause.So guys not all is Lost,actually there is even more to fight for.
yeah,zambia played nicely at last which was bad as 4 me i cn say strickngforce was nt gud nd guyz pliz u shuldn't underlate yo friends dats made u 2 draw wth ethopia.
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