The past week has been a bad one for Zambian striker Augustine Mulenga as he lost his twin daughter same day his team lost to Nigeria 1-0 in Uyo 90minutesgoal.com reports.

News about Mulenga's daughter's situation filtered in, but the Football Association of Zambia kept it from Mulenga while the team was in Uyo preparing for the match against Nigeria, as they believed the hopes of Zambia reaching the World Cup rested on his young shoulder's

Yes he lost his daughter after a brief and sudden illness, but we only let him know after the game against Nigeria, Football Association of Zambia Andrew Kananga told 90minutesgoal.com

Mulenga shined like a million star and scored a goal against Nigeria which was disallowed by referred Joshua Bondo due to offside.