Elijah Tana, assistant coach for Nkana Football Club, has predicted that Saturday’s 2025 ABSA Cup Round of 16 matchup against Roan United will be difficult.

In the 2025 edition of the tournament, Kalampa will play their opening match against Roan United at Kitwe’s Arthur Davies Stadium.

In a pre-match interview, Tana states that the match will be tough based on their performance against Young Nkwazi in the preliminary round.

“I know Roan United is a big team. The game will be tough. Roan, they have got a very good team. Since we watched them when they played Young Nkwazi, we watched them; they have got a very good midfield, and the attacking part is good, so it will be a tough game,” Tana said.

Tana is ready to face Stylish Roan. “It’s not a small team; we are 100% prepared, and the boys will deliver good results tomorrow,” he added.

“We Are Going To Deliver” – Tana.

On why Nkana will not underrate Roan United while drawing confidence in the availability of key players such as Charles Zulu and Harrison Chisala, who have recovered from injuries.

“Every game we take it seriously. We know this is the first game, and the way we’ve prepared, we know our players. We had some injuries in the position of strikers, like Charles Zulu and Harrison Chisala, the captain. So, since they recovered last week, we’ve got a very good team to handle the Roan team,” Tana said.

“Nkana is a big team; we are going to deliver. The game will be tough, but we are going to deliver.”

At Arthur Davies Stadium, Kalampa will play Roan in the second game of the day. At 12:30, Solwezi Academy will play Konkola Blades.

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