Kansanshi Dynamos concluded their pre-season friendlies on a winning note, defeating Mufulira Wanderers 3โ2 on aggregate in a double-header at Shinde Stadium in Mufulira on Saturday, September 26.
The pre-season programme has provided Head Coach Denis Makinka and his technical team with a valuable platform to assess the squad, test different combinations, build match fitness and give players important minutes ahead of the 2026 Transitional League. Across the series of friendlies, Kansanshi have faced a variety of opposition and used the matches to continue fine-tuning the squad, with the results offering encouraging signs as preparations move towards the new campaign.
Saturdayโs double-header saw the two sides play two matches, with the opening encounter ending in a 1โ1 draw before the Fearless Mabanga Boys secured a 2โ1 victory in the second game.
The opening match saw Kansanshi take the lead through Dalitso Lungu in the 45th minute, before Mufulira Wanderers levelled matters in the 80th minute through Jeancy Mukulungayi to force a 1โ1 draw.
In the second match, Willy Bokingo opened the scoring for Kansanshi in the ninth minute, but Mufulira Wanderers responded through Joseph Malata five minutes later.
Joseph Ssemujju then restored Kansanshiโs lead with a fine finish to make it 2โ1, a scoreline the Mabanga Boys held onto until the final whistle.
The technical bench used both matches to assess the squad and give players valuable minutes, with changes made between and during the two games.
The Mufulira double-header brings an end to a busy pre-season programme for Head Coach Denis Makinka and his technical team.
The Mabanga Boys began their preparations with a 1โ0 win over Trident FC in the FQM Challenge before securing a 2โ0 victory over Jumulo FC, while the second encounter ended goalless. Kansanshi then edged Kitwe United 1โ0 in a match played over three 40-minute periods during the teamโs eight-day Kitwe camp.
The team also faced ZESCO United in a double-header in Ndola. Kansanshi won the opening encounter 2โ0 and drew the second 1โ1, finishing the exercise with a 3โ1 aggregate scoreline.
The pre-season programme also included a historic international friendly against DR Congo side Saint-รloi Lupopo, who edged Kansanshi 2โ1 at Solwezi Independence Stadium.
With the final pre-season friendly now complete, attention turns to the 2026 Transitional League, which gets underway next weekend.
The Fearless Mabanga Boys will begin their campaign away to Makeni All Stars on 4 October, with preparations now complete and the focus shifting to competitive action.
Pre-season done. The Transitional League awaits.
