NKANA FC suffered a 3-1 defeat to DR Congo champions TP Mazembe in a closed-door pre-season friendly on Tuesday afternoon, providing coach Elijah Tana’s side with another stern test against high-level opposition. Kalampa made a positive start to the contest, looking to test the Mazembe defence early on. Captain Lazarous Kambole came close to breaking the deadlock after beating the offside trap, but his effort was denied. The Congolese champions took control before the halftime, with Dante Joël Mbala breaking the deadlock in the 44th minute to give Mazembe a 1-0 lead at the break. The visitors struck twice in quick succession after the restart, with Bingi Belo finding the back of the net in the 46th minute before Gideon...