Thu, 25 May 2017 11:58:41 +0000 By Philip Chirwa When the final whistle was blown, the crowd erupted into chants of “Zambia! Zambia! Zambia!” and “Chipolopolo eee! Chipolopolo eee!” after Zambia scooped the African Youth Soccer Championship Cup when they beat Somalia 3-1 in a thrilling final held at Jeppe Boys High School Stadium in Kensington east of Johannesburg on 27th June, 2009. A beaming Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Mr Leslie Mbula, accompanied by some of his diplomatic staff, was there to present the trophy to the “Zambian” team. Among the prominent personalities who witnessed Zambia win the trophy was one of Africa’s current football legends, Didier Drogba of Cote de Voire , who came as a representative of the world soccer governing body, FIFA. The reader may be forgiven for thinking that I am describing a situation involving a Zambian soccer team and a Somali counterpart; for the truth of the matter […]
Zambia scoops the African anti-xenophobia Youth soccer championship
