{"id":40218,"date":"2025-10-31T07:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=40218"},"modified":"2025-10-31T07:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T07:18:47","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjack-wilshere-explains-nakambas-limited-game-time-at-luton-with-afcon-just-weeks-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/31\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignjack-wilshere-explains-nakambas-limited-game-time-at-luton-with-afcon-just-weeks-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Wilshere explains Nakamba\u2019s limited game time at Luton with AFCON just weeks away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-138450\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"401\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jack-Wilshere-explains-Nakambas-limited-game-time-at-Luton-with.jpg?resize=401%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marvelous-Nakamba.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marvelous-Nakamba.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marvelous-Nakamba.jpg?resize=1024%2C674&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marvelous-Nakamba.jpg?resize=768%2C506&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/marvelous-Nakamba.jpg?resize=401%2C264&amp;ssl=1 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>New Luton Town coach Jack Wilshere has revealed why Marvelous Nakamba hasn\u2019t played much under his tenure so far.<\/p>\n<p>Wilshere has overseen Luton\u2019s three games so far, and Nakamba has only featured once.<\/p>\n<p>The Zimbabwean was named in the new coach\u2019s squad for his first game, a league match against Mansfield, but was not used. He was then dropped from the matchday squad for the next game against Northampton before making the first XI against Brighton &amp; Hove Albion U21s in their Vertu Trophy group stage tie on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the Luton Today newspaper, Wilshere explained why the midfielder hasn\u2019t played much under his tenure, saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like Marv and I had to understand a little bit what was going on when I came in because he obviously hasn\u2019t played. He played a couple of games for his national team [in the final World Cup Qualifiers] which I think was good for him, he came back and he\u2019s been training well. He\u2019s been hungry, he\u2019s been really humble I would say, I love the way he is with his character and as you saw tonight, he can win duels, keeps it simple and he\u2019s played at a high level. So hopefully we can get him a little bit fitter, get him a few more games and he can help us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nakamba has been battling fitness issues of late and still can\u2019t train every day due to recurring pain from a knee injury \u2014 the second of his career \u2014 suffered almost two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors captain is expected to be part of the national team squad that will play at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco in December.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged 2025 afcon, Jack Wilshere, Luton Town, Marvelous Nakamba, Warriors<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Jack #Wilshere #explains #Nakambas #limited #game #time #Luton #AFCON #weeks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Luton Town coach Jack Wilshere has revealed why Marvelous Nakamba hasn\u2019t played much under his tenure so far. 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