Zesco United picked up their first draw at the ongoing TP Mazembe four-club invitational tournament in Lubumbashi on Saturday.
The Zambian champions finished 2-2 with Tanzanian champions Azam in the two sides penultimate match of the round-robin tournament that ends on Tuesday in DR Congo.
Zesco and Azam went into the break at 1-1 after midfielder Justin Zulu had put the Ndola side ahead in the 26th minute before their opponents equalised in the 43rd minute.
Azam took the lead in the 53rd minute but Zesco fought back in the 66th minute when Zulu completed his brace after converting a penalty when Winston Kalengo was fouled in the box.
Zesco are second on four points, two behind Mazembe who beat Don Bosco 2-0 in the earlier kick-off on Saturday.
Azam are third with one point while Don Bosco are bottom following two defeats.
Belief in prayer is pervasive. More than just silly entertainment like the newspaper astrology column, or Radio shows such as “Ilyashi Lyapano-Esonde”
The belief in prayer appeals to people’s weakness, and tends to keep them from accepting responsibility for their own success or failure. Similarly, the belief in fate and destiny can prevent someone from actively pursuing a better life for themselves – “It’s out of my hands so why bother?”
Prayer is not just a harmless waste of time for those who choose to practice it. Prayer is harmful when people use it instead of going to a doctor. Prayer is harmful when people use it instead of hard work, logic, and common sense to find a better job or otherwise improve their lives. ……
……Prayer, when combined with using grocery money to buy lottery tickets, is particularly damaging. In a nutshell, prayer offers false hope, and diverts people’s attention from what they really should be doing to succeed. If prayer actually worked, everyone would be a millionaire, nobody would ever get sick and die, and both football teams would always win. Saying prayer works is the same as saying that wishful thinking alone can solve problems. It’s also unreasonable to argue that prayer consoles and comforts those who believe in it. If that were really true, why do the believers keep going back to church week after week, like an addict in need of a fix?