Mulenga: AmaZulu will not give respect to Mazembe

AmaZulu forward Augustine Mulenga has warned Tout Puissant Mazembe they will fight from the first whistle so as to get a positive result to take them to the group stage of the Caf Champions League.

Usuthu failed to take full advantage of playing at home heading into the return leg of their first-round fixture after they battled to a 0-0 draw at Moses Mabhida Stadium on October 15.

Ahead of their second meeting at Stade TP Mazembe on Saturday, the former Orlando Pirates and Zambia international insist they have what it takes to beat the Democratic Republic of Congo giants in their backyard.

“I think we can look back TP [Mazembe] is a big club with a big history in the African continent and on Saturday I am sure we will go there and fight,” Mulenga told Goal.

“We give them respect but this time we won’t give them respect because we also want to get a win and proceed to the group stage of the competition and I am sure the game is not going to be easy for us, it is going to be tough but we must work extra hard from the first whistle until the end.”