I am sure I was among millions of Zambians that watched the Chipolopolo boys’ latest outing against the Lions of Cameroon last night. Having heard about Cameroon’s defeat against Gabon, I felt confident enough to invite a Cameroonian family to come and watch the game with us. I firmly believed this was our chance to avenge the 5-1 humiliation at the last CAN.
To be fair to the boys, they started well and scored a good goal in the 8th minute. The Lions were clearly in disarray defensive wise and we should have taken advantage of the ageing Rigobert Song to score another goal to secure the victory.
To be fair to the boys, they started well and scored a good goal in the 8th minute. The Lions were clearly in disarray defensive wise and we should have taken advantage of the ageing Rigobert Song to score another goal to secure the victory.
At the half time break, the Zambians clearly had the upper hand but as always we showed our true colours in the second half. The gun powder (or whatever is used these days) in the copper bullets” was suddenly replaced with water. A series of defensive errors eventually lead to another defeat.
After the game I arrived at the conclusion that GRZ should stop wasting taxpayers’ dollars on the Zambian National Soccer Team. I think the time has come for us to accept that we are now a spent force in football and it is becoming increasingly difficult to justify spending huge amounts of hard earned cash on these fruitless outings. Think of how many desks, mosquito nets the money spent on this tournament would have purchased.
If FAZ wants to continue attending the tournament they should fund it from their own resources. The Zambian taxpayer should be spared this unnecessary expense and we should concentrate on other pressing issues.
The PANEL.
After the game I arrived at the conclusion that GRZ should stop wasting taxpayers’ dollars on the Zambian National Soccer Team. I think the time has come for us to accept that we are now a spent force in football and it is becoming increasingly difficult to justify spending huge amounts of hard earned cash on these fruitless outings. Think of how many desks, mosquito nets the money spent on this tournament would have purchased.
If FAZ wants to continue attending the tournament they should fund it from their own resources. The Zambian taxpayer should be spared this unnecessary expense and we should concentrate on other pressing issues.
The PANEL.
