IS THE GOVERNMENT WASTING MONEY ON ZAMBIAN FOOTBALL?
The chipolopolo boys. This is a lingering question in Zambia, which sounds utterly preposterous to some football fans. The question has caused a never ending debate which resurfaces from time to time. So is the government wasting money on zambian Football? Of course not! A screenshot of zambian government's statement. In May, the Ministry of Youths and Sports gave a statement that it was going to give the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) K14,000,000 in preparation for the Africa Cup qualifiers, which as expected revived the long, old and unresolved debate. Tilka Paljk, a Zambian swimmer, sparked controversy on social media when she posted "Zambian baseball team won a tournament against Burkina Faso. Didn't see that in the news, instead we saw that the ministry is giving FAZ K14m to pay for the debts and get chipolopolo ready for AFCON qualifiers which they will probably lose. "I'm tired of other sports being given false hope that the government will be ther