Kitwe District Commisioner Elias Kamanga has hailed the role sports has played in fostering peace and unity in the country as Zambia marks the Golden Jubilee of Independence.
Speaking at the recent Golden Jubilee Sports Festival in Kitwe, Kamanga said sports activities among them football, boxing, athletics, golf and netball have united the country in the last 50 years.
“It cannot be argued that sports has been one of the key unifying factors of Zambia 50’s year journey. Sports like football, boxing athletics, golf and netball have united people across religious, political, social racial and ethnic divide,” he said.
Kamanga added:”It can be said that sports just like religion has played a significant role in Zambia’s peaceful existence.”
He urged companies to support sports.
“Let me therefore encourge companies to get back to the good old days when they made sports part of their business by facilitating the availability of sports facilities,” Kamanga said.
Construct a sports university which can be producing physical educators, sports trainers, ,sports coaches for schools. Make Physical Education a mandatory course in all tertiary schools and make sure a kid chooses a sports in schools.