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President Sata Calls for Victory Over Libya

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Zambia National team Coach giving Instructions to Players
Zambia National team Coach giving Instructions to Players

President Michael Sata, has said that Zambia national soccer team’s victory over Libya in this Saturday’s Orange 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Chingola would be the best present for his September 20 presidential election triumph.

The President has challenged the Group C table-topping Chipolopolo to go for an outright win over second-placed Libya who, if taken lightly, may just spring a surprise and secure a berth at the Gabon-Equatorial Guinea finals.

“Although my election victory demands hard work and not celebration or presents, I will be happy to receive a present from our national football team; and that should be in the form of victory over Libya and, consequently, qualification to the 2012 Africa Cup finals,” stated President Sata.

The Head of State observed that although playing at the Africa Cup is always a tough undertaking, he is confident that coach Dario Bonneti’s squad has enough depth to scalp the continent’s heavyweights and go a step further than the quarter-final finish achieved at the 2010 edition.

President Sata is hopeful that while the Government will play its part in helping prepare the team, the Football Association of Zambia will equally ensure that all officials, the technical bench and players are all committed to repaying the Zambian tax-payer with remarkable results.

[pullquote]“The best way of accounting for our people’s hard-earned money which they always spend on the national team is to play for exceptional results, or else, they will begin to doubt whether the team dserves any more tax payer’s money. We want accountability to show in all that we spend money on,” said the President.[/pullquote]

“The best way of accounting for our people’s hard-earned money which they always spend on the national team is to play for exceptional results, or else, they will begin to doubt whether the team dserves any more tax payer’s money. We want accountability to show in all that we spend money on,” said the President.

President Sata has assigned the Minister of Labour, Sports, Youth and Gender, Hon Fackson Shamenda as his official and personal representative at the footbal match.

23 COMMENTS

  1. The winning mood should continue!!!…right onto the football pitch, its all about the pipos victory as seen in the just past elections, 

  2. H.E M.C.S, it could be nice of you to go and support our national team, as your presence will boost their morale. this game is very crucial in that, it will determine our destiny…you know what i mean.Every patriotic Zambian should support our men , sorry our boys!!

  3. Time for the Zambian Government to stop wasting financial resources on soccer and let the soccer administration develop soccer as a serious business venture. 

  4. That was good coming from our President and it would have meant alot if he would have travelled to watch the game but he has so much on his plate hence he’s sending the Minister to the game as the Govt VIP. If it was the MMD Rubbish, he would have gone and throw a huge party forgetting that he has to run our beloved Nation. Leaders are born so is Sata. He will guide this Nation to its power economical and productive notions through his hard work and dedication. I don’t support Zambia National Soccer team but this time i’m behind them to see them deliver a sweet gift to Mr.Sata!!

  5. President Sata is hopeful that while the Government will play its part in helping prepare the team, the Football Association of Zambia will equally ensure that all officials, the technical bench and players are all committed to repaying the Zambian tax-payer with remarkable results.”The best way of accounting for our people’s hard-earned money which they always spend on the national team is to play for exceptional results, or else, they will begin to doubt whether the team dserves any more tax payer’s money. We want accountability to show in all that we spend money on,” said the President.

    This was very fun

  6. “Although my election victory demands hard work and not celebration or presents, I will be happy to receive a present from our national football team; and that should be in the form of victory over Libya and, consequently, qualification to the 2012 Africa Cup finals,” stated President Sata.
    Sata is serious with work and does not like moving or playing around. No wonder since he was elecetd president, he has not flown out of the country. Indeed he is the first indigeneous president who has Zambia at heart.

  7. I fully support President Sata’s message to footballers, which is ‘GUYS, EARN YOUR KEEP’. Actually that should be your minimum standard at any given time, because the big picture is that footballers are among the best paid people in the World if you work hard enough and stay focused. Remember, we are in a global village now, and with modern technology, big football clubs are watching you individually, so treat the Libya game, and any other game for that matter, as a job interview for Europe. Once you have made it in big league football in Europe, our country Zambia will benefit from the investment you will make back home or the money you will be sending back home to your relatives. New relatives will actually appear, trust me. Go, Zambia go.

  8. For those of you who want Sata to go and cheer the team are hallucinating. Sata never watches soccer and never supports any team in the country. Try to ask him if he knows any soccer player, he will probably mention Godfrey Chitalu. Mean while, are we seing the match live on LT.

  9. Finally the team toped the group and qualified. Now Our beloved presidents expects the team to reach the finals so that other teams can see them for their own career advancement. Zambia we chalo chaba Christian we will continue lifting up our flag. Amen 

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