Zambia collected its second medal at the All Africa Games on Friday with victory in the chess event.
And the Judo team got off to the worse possible start in their campaign with two of the six-member contingent bowing out.
Daniel Jere won an individual silver in the chess tournament where Zamba finished 4th behind Angola on bronze, South Africa on silver and Egypt on gold in the team event.
Meanwhile back on the judo mat, Judokas Boaz Munyonga and Malama Mpilikisha have been ejected from All Africa Games in what is Zambia last interest at the All Africa Games before the curtains come down on Sunday.
Munyonga missed out on bronze after losing to Nigerian Jude Solomon in the 81 Kg class while Mpilikisha lost to Bernard Etoga of Cameroon in the 66 Kg class.
Zambia’s final medal hopes at the All Africa Games now lie in Mathews Mpunza and Joshua Kanjemba in the men’s judo event and Esther Sandu and Rita Tembo in their women’s judo event.
well done to the chess team
2 medals a far cry.Forget about the Olympics.Don’t waste taxpayers money.
But I use to think we were atleast one of the best on the African continent in the field of chess.whatever has happend nobody knows.But surely,forget about the olympics,it will be a sheer loss of tax payers money.Consider this seriusly.Don’t go for pick nick or vacation.I do agree with Red square 100%
Congrats to the Zambia Team.
Aahj, Danny just missed the board 1 Gold!! Congrats to him anyway.. Oh, and Arthur, my rough estimation on our strength in Africa with regards to Chess should be 3rd/4th or so,… Egypt is the strongest CHess nation in Africa, This i’m certain of… … South Africa is quite strong as well, though i think Zambia is marginally better… Algeria and Morocco are also strong nations… Any site where i can get these games?
Zambia has two(2) medals! Compare this number with South Africa which has over 120 medals! Obviously, Zambia will see red at the Olympics. There is need to overhaul the whole Zambian sports set-up otherwise ….
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