Chilanga Constituency Member of Parliament, MP Peter Mangande has bemoaned the poor standards of football in his area.
Mr. Magande says there is a lot of potential in rural areas which needs to be tapped.
Speaking when he handed over balls to the May Flower Football Club, Mr. Magande
assured Chilanga residents that he will revive football in the area.
He said the donation would make the young people busy so that they do not engage
themselves in bad vices such as prostitution, drug trafficking and crime.
Mr. Magande who is also Finance and National Planning Minister restated governments
committement to empowering youths.
And receiving the donation, May Flower Football Club Captain Davison Mbuzi complained that youths in rural areas are neglected.
He has since appealed to the Footaball Association of Zambia, FAZ to consider
spreading its wings to identfying the untapped talent in peri-urban areas.
Mbuzi commended Mr. Magande for the gesture.
Here we go again. If Magande can improve the standard of football in the Chilanga area then as they say “..if all wishes were horses then beggers would certainly ride”
Here is a guy who up todate has still not managed to revise the royalty tax being paid by the mining investors. Elections were held almost a year ago and this was an election issue if I recall.
As for Captain Mbuzi, perhaps we need to remind him that only a season or two ago Chilanga heroes were playing in the FAZ Premier league, Isn’t that enough of an incentive to attract local talent in Chilanga ?
I think Magande intended to do good with his gesture to give footballs to the youths of Chilanga, but I think it is also cheap politics to think that if we keep youths busy then they will stay away from some vices. The youths in Zambia need relevant skills and jobs. What they need is money not just staying busy. Thanks for the footballs Mr Magande, whats next on your agenda for the youths of chilanga and the nation?
Hey!I wonder how many balls the minister donated and how much is one soccer ball?.This is indeed cheap politics.I personally think the minister can do more than just buying soccer balls.Let him source sponsors for this team or let him be one of the sponsors then we will take seriously.The days of inviting the media for pictures when you do something minor like donating soccer balls is gone.
This is change for the man of his calibre.
Why bemoan instead of doing something. You politicians are very very useless. Where have you been all along? Shame on you. Do something its not too late
Simutowe finishes 2nd at US Open
By Laurence Lungu
Tuesday August 07, 2007 Print Article Email Article
CHESS International master Amon Simutowe has finished in second place at the just ended US Open chess tournament.
This leaves the Zambian chess ace still chasing after the coveted Grand Master title after recording two draws and one loss in his last three matches.
Simutowe failed to get the GM title he has been lusting after despite a spirited performance that saw him win six matches and losing only one.
“I have not managed to get the third norm that I need to become grand master as I did not play three grand masters in this tournament. I tied for joint second. Shabalov finished with 7.5 out of 9 and I got 7/9,” Simutowe said.
He explained that this was as a result of his loss to US Champion Alexander Shabalov who also won the tournament.
“Had I at least managed to hold Shabalov to a draw, then I would have had a chance to play another grand master in the final round.
But since I lost to Shabalov, I had to play another International master, which meant I did not qualify for norm consideration.”
Simutowe drew his last match against Asian International Master Enkhbat to finish the tournament in second place half a point behind Shabalov.
Despite not winning the tournament and failing to get his third norm, Simutowe said he was overall happy with the performance.
“My performance was good and I hope to maintain this form as I go on to play in other tournaments,” he said.
“For the African Championship, you only get a norm if you win it. For other tournaments like the US Open, you have to play a minimum of three grandmasters and the score varies based on the average ELO points of your opposition.”
“I still have to play in the Netherlands , Miami , and the Africa Individual Championship in Namibia and hopefully qualify for the World Championship. I will remain focused and hope for the best.”
Simutowe has since gone to Trinidad and Tobago to compete in the Trinidad Open as part of that country’s celebration of the Emancipation month.