Renowned Kitwe football administrator Martha Shonga is dead.
Shonga, a former FAZ Executive Committee Member, died in the early hours of Monday at Kitwe Central Hospital after an illness.
The immediate past Kitwe United Football Club chairperson was 58.
“Auntie Martha died around 01h00 at Kitwe Central Hospital. She was in hospital for five days,” Shonga’s niece Josephine Mulenga confirmed.
The funeral is at her residence in Kitwe’s Riverside area.
Shonga also served as Mining Rangers Football Club Secretary around 2009.
She was a member of the FAZ Copperbelt match organising committee
Besides her well documented involvement in football, Shonga was a Kitwe City Council employee for several years before retiring few years back.
MHSRIP though she is not known in football fraternity
Wow she was iron woman kaa.
MHSRIP
Comment:when I visited you one month ago I didn’t know that you would die coz there was no complaint of your health auntie. ……may your good works follow u…….I’m short of words to express my shock! my prayer is that may we meet on that bright morning when Jesus whom you believed will come back again to take his own to be with Him forever. bye till we meet again and may God be with those u have left. …..
MHSRIEP
Bad news indeed! Hope she knew the Lord! Thanks Pastor for the assurance! What a tragedy!
Not only was she my sister, but a best friend with a biggest heart I needed in my life.
MHSRIP.
May her soul rest in peace.
May the good lord help us in time of pain as we go through this difficult period .you demonstrated the greatest gift from above TRUE LOVE,You were a mother to everyone we shall meet when christ returns
She was a friend who was so hard to annoy, always passionate and easy to get along with. Down to earth and always there for colleagues in times of need. She ran her race and ran it as a champion. I will personally miss your warmth and accommodating heart ba pongoshi. Just in case you didn’t know, you touched so many souls while you were on this earth. May God the Almighty take good care of your soul and give strength and guidance to your family during this trying and difficult moment for them.