By MICHAEL MIYOBACHIPOLOPOLO coach Avram Grant says he is very proud of the Chipolopolo boys despite failure to reach the knockout stage at the ongoing TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Ivory Coast.Morocco denied Zambia a chance to reach the round of 16 following a 1-0 beating thanks to Hakim Ziyech’s lone strike in the Group F fixture played on Wednesday night at the Stade de San Pedro.Grant said the Chipolopolo deserved to qualify for the knockout stage after fighting hard.Speaking after the painful elimination following defeat to Morocco, Grant, who was making his third AFCON appearance said: “I’m very proud of the boys, and everyone deserves to be proud of them. They played good football, unfortunately we couldn’t score a lot of goals but the boys showed a lot of good character,” Grant said. Grant said the Chipolopolo boys were unfortunate to lose to Morocco as they played good football and deserved a goal after […]
Grant is proud
