Sat, 11 Feb 2017 10:14:38 +0000 THE Ministry of sports has spent K23 million out of the K67 million budget for in the preparations of the 2017 Under 20 Africa Cup of Nation which kicks off on February 26. Briefing the press in Lusaka yesterday, sports Minister Moses Mawere said the money was spent on renovations of the National Heroes Stadium and Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola which were scheduled to host the prestigious youth tournament. Mawere said government was impressed with the preparations so far towards the hosting of the tournament. “We release money as need arises and so far government has released K23 million towards preparations for the Under 20 Africa Cup of Nation, “In the last two days government has released K12.5 million. We have paid for the kit that the boys will use for the tournament, we have also paid for accommodation and transport services,” Mawere said. He said the […]
