Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:47:14 +0000 By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA GOVERNMENT says Zambia is capable of hosting the 2021 senior Africa Cup of Nations tournament should she win the bid. Minister of Sport Moses Mawere told Council of Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) president Phillip Chiyangwa that Zambia had the infrastructure and experience to host a tournament of such magnitude. Chiyangwa, who is also the vice-chairperson of the AfCON organising committee, is on a tour to COSAFA member countries to carry out a review of the capability of the region to host the continental showpiece. Mawere said Zambia had already made a request to CAF to host the tournament in 2021. “Your visit is timely as we have already requested CAF president Ahmad Ahmad in a congratulatory letter to consider Zambia as the host nation for the 2021 AfCON. After the successful hosting of the Under-20 AfCON early this year, I feel Zambia is capable […]
