By MICHAEL MIYOBAEXACTLY 33 years after Zambia was represented at the Olympic Games by the men’s soccer team, a Zambian team returns at the tournament with the women’s football team Copper Queens competing in the women’s Olympic football tournament.The Copper Queens as they are fondly known are Africa’s sole representatives at the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan and will face the Netherlands in the group F fixture at Miyagi Stadium.Led by coach Bruce Mwape, Zambia holds the underdog tag going into today’s first ever meeting against the European champions, Netherlands as the tournament starts while the official opening is on Friday.However, Mwape believes it is possible for Zambia to upset the odds by winning their first game against the Netherlands who are one of the favorites in Group F which has Brazil and China.“We expect our players to perform well at this competition. We are meeting a team which has a lot of experience and […]
HISTORY BECKONS AS ZAMBIA FACE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS THE NETHERLANDS AT OLYMPICS
