Sports Pilgrim with GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAEMPTY stadiums have now made a quieter soundscape for birds while fans have been left salivating for football action but the Covid-19 virus has deprived them from quenching their thirst for the beautiful game.It’s been two months of no football, and the Covid-19 enemy is still with us and not leaving any time soon.The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has been in consultation, strategising on how best the 2019/2020 season can be concluded. FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba this week made a ‘sweet message’ to fans that the local league could return this month-end. FAZ has emphasised that its desire is to end the league on the pitch.This is surely every football fans’ desire. However, is it a realistic dream and is it a comprehensive rational decision?If the league is to resume on May 22 (same as the German Bundesliga), players should have been quarantined by now since the health […]
Waiting for soccer thrills
