It was revealed in the website of TP Mazembe, the former CAF Champions League champs, Singuluma is in doubt of playing in the Dar es Salaam match as he has dislocated his left elbow in the last Sunday Confederation Cup group stage game against Ghana’s Medeama SC.
Singuluma fell when he was trying to charge past Medeama defence and his left arm sustained injury. He was stretched out of the pitch and rushed to the emergency department where it was revealed that the striker had dislocated his left elbow.
Fortunately for the Mazembe striker, the injury had no fracture as team’s medical team earlier feared since it could have forced him out of the pitch for a long period.
Singuluma was scheduled to return to hospital yesterday for neurological examinations (scanner). And according to medical report, the Zambian international may be out of the pitch for 3 to 6 weeks if no muscle or nerve damage is discovered.
So far, TP Mazembe who kicked off their group stage campaign in a positive note after defeating Medeama 3-1 in Lubambashi, DR Congo, are leading in the Group. Rainford Kalaba’s brace and Coulibaly’s goal helped TP Mazembe to secure victory over Medeama who had taken an early lead through Malik Akowuah who put his side ahead in the 5th minute of the game.
While Mazembe might face the blow their hosts in the second game Young Africans who lost 1-0 in their opener in Algeria last Sunday are back in Antalya, Turkey to proceed with the preps for the game against Mazembe which is slated for June 28.
Hans van der Pluijm squad is expected to have a five-day training camp in Antalya as they did before clashing Algeria’s MO Bejaia and return home a few days before their eagerly awaited clash against Mazembe.
Yanga who failed to utilize the service of their four newly signed players Hassan Ramadhan ‘Kessy’ , Vincent Andrew, Juma Mahadhi and Beno Kakolanya, despite having their licences from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), will also be seeking ways of finalizing other procedures so they can use the players in the game against the Congolese side.
Other group A match will see Ghana’s Medeama facing Algerian side MO Bejaia at the Sekondi Stadium in Ghana on June 29. Mazembe, last year’s African Champions League winners, who were demoted from the continent’s elite club competition to the Confederation cup are leading group A despite tying points with Mo Bejaia due to goals difference.
While Yanga are placed third and Medeama are at the bottom of the group, despite both sides losing their openers.
Medeama have yet to win away in Africa this year and face a financial challenge, with trips still to come to Algeria and Tanzania in the group phase. Should they finish bottom of the standings, they will receive only $150,000 (105,000 euros) prize money.
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