Football administrator Col. Priscilla Katoba has cautioned female footballers against same sex relationships.
Same sex relationships among women footballers in Zambia have become rife at club and national team levels.
People close to women footballers say same sex relationships are at times negatively affecting the performance of players, clubs and national teams.
There are some named senior women footballers accused of initiating youngsters into same sex relationships.
Addressing Green Buffaloes players and coaches in Lusaka, Col. Katoba, the FAZ Women’s Representative, said same sex relationships were illegal in Zambia.
“If you are found practicing same-sex relationships, you are gone. You will be jailed,” she said.
“There are consequences. Zambia, being a Christian Nation, such is not allowed in our Zambian laws, it is a warning that don’t find yourself in such. It is also a sin, even the Bible doesn’t allow such,” Col. Katoba said.
Besides same sex relationships, Col. Katoba engaged players on education, dress code, sexual harassment and discipline.
“There are those of you who could have left school at a particular level not completing the Form Five [grade 12], I have come today to encourage you to say if you are in this category, you have not completed your school, I would imagine that all of you can attain the level of Form Five. It will be good for you, your family, the club, FAZ and the country at large,” she said.
Col. Katoba continued: “I am going round speaking to everyone on dress code which hinges on discipline. Girls, if there are jean trousers, there are jean trousers for men and there are jean trousers for women, there are shorts for men and there are shorts for women. Haircuts, there haircuts we can say are specifically for men. Have decent haircuts which at least brings out your feminine appearance.”
According to Green Buffaloes Women’s Media Team, Col. Katoba concluded the meeting by encouraging the players to work extremely hard and remain disciplined on and off the pitch.
What do you expect when the women have high testosterone levels? Most of them cannot go with men so they vent out on each other. SSMs in women is not the same as in men. Women already naturallt admire each other. Do you ever hear men calling each other ‘darling’ or ‘sweetheart’ or ‘babe’? It starts in the heart. The rest is just mutual must_ur_bation for lez. It should not be called s_e_x.
What next ????
Is the employer allowed to interfere in employees’ romantic affairs?
Can a boss marry a second wife who is supervised by his first wife?
Can the boss stop an employee from getting married to a junior employee?
What do our laws say?
Madam, concentrate on empowering women to ensure that Kalumbila never happens again.
What happens behind closed doors between two consenting adults is none of our business.
That flag says it all….Mu Zambia we do not to promote wrong things.
I second that. All the bad things in our country and you want to focus on what people do in the bedroom. It’s a distraction from all the real problems like no water, no power, no roads, corruption. But as long as a gay person is bashed in public, you all sleep just fine. Should be ashamed of yourselves.
Niye Misogyny iyi. How come men’s teams are never warned aainst same sex relationships?
oops sorry I didnt read:
“Same sex relationships among women footballers in Zambia have become rife at club and national team levels.”
So why dont you arrest them then? Are they UPND members?
Niye Misogyny iyi. How come men’s teams are never warned aainst same sex relationships?
oops sorry I didnt read:
Same sex relationships among women footballers in Zambia have become rife at club and national team levels.
LT Is this a rumour or do you have evidence? Why haven’t you published the stories to that effect?