Zambia’s head of delegation at the Under-15 CAF African Schools Championship in Zimbabwe – Esther Bwalya has urged stakeholders, particularly pupils and teachers to take seriously the recently launched schools football programme in the Copperbelt Province.
The FAZ Copperbelt Executive Committee has partnered with the Ministry of Education to re-introduce the schools leagues for boys and girls which were launched in Ndola recently.
Bwalya says the schools league initiative on the Copperbelt presents a valuable opportunity for young players to develop their talent and gain exposure through structured competition at various levels.
The FAZ Copperbelt women’s representative said the programme is internationally recognized and offers a clear pathway for progression.
“Participants in the schools leagues advances from inter-school competitions to inter-district and inter-provincial levels, with the ultimate goal of representing the nation at the Under-15 Africa Cup of Nations, like we are witnessing here in Zimbabwe,” Bwalya said.
The charismatic football administrator stressed that commitment and discipline from both learners and educators are key to the programme’s success as Zambia strives to enhance grassroots football.
Meanwhile, Bwalya has rallied both the girls and boys teams at the Zimbabwe CAF Schools tournament as they advanced.
By news time, the Zambian girls’ team had qualified for the semi-finals, while the boys had secured a ranking match against hosts Zimbabwe after suffering an early exit on Tuesday.
“The morale in camp remains high, especially among the female players, who have successfully progressed to the next round of the competition.”
”I’m confident in the team’s performance and I’m encouraging continued support from all stakeholders as the young athletes strive to make the country proud at continental stage,” Bwalya said from Harare.
Take Schools football seriously – Esther Bwalya
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I agree and this should be for boys and girls. I hope HH is seeing how the justifiably excited neighbouring DRC government is lavishing its national team with expensive gifts after world cup qualification.
I am a veteran who grew up on the copperbelt and during KK’s time we had a thriving schools league. I remember it gave birth to would be national stars:
Abraham Nkole,(Mufulira High School) Edward Nkole Godfrey Nkole,(Basutho Road Secondary School) Emmanuel Mwape,(Roan high school) Happy Malama,(Luanshya Boys high school) Brines Mulenga,(Mufulira High School) Willie Phiri, Bernard Chanda(Roan high school) chingola high.
Sport can make a country forget its loadshedding problems.
I forget Moses Simwala (Chamboli High) Brighton Sinyangwe Stone Nyirenda(Mukuba High) (pls correct me)
@Uwaku Kalale Moses Simwala was at Luanshimba secondary school. Stone Nyirenda was at Chingola High School. Brighton Sinyangwe was at Buntungwa Primary then Kitwe Boys but didnt complete school joining Rokana United instead. These guys were in the Zambia Schools team which included Mufulira Secondary school prolific striker Robertson Zulu who is number 2 to Ucar Chitalu’s record of 107 goals. He scored 69 goals I think he was a classmate of Thomas “Castella” Bwalya