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By MICHAEL MIYOBA

EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima says the 12, 000 balls received from the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) through the FIFA Football for Schools project will promote the growth of talent in schools.

Speaking after paying a courtesy call on FAZ General Secretary Rueben Kamanga at FAZ House in Lusaka, Syakalima said schools are crucial hubs for talent identification.

Syakalima said sport is mandatory under the new dawn administration.

“Talent is in schools, and we need to possess talent ourselves as schools. Ever since the President (Hakainde Hichilema) talked about sports in schools, sport is now mandatory. Apart from physical exercise and earning a living out of sport, we can also enhance the cognitive mental state of our pupils, so we want to encourage our colleagues in schools to be part of this project,” Syakalima said.

“We came here at Football House so that we quicken the distribution process. We shall distribute the footballs so that we request for more equipment. We must promote sport, especially football. Football is a money spinner, let us use sport for our children to become entrepreneurs,” Syakalima said.

Syakalima was happy that girl’s football will also be promoted to complement the achievements attained by various national teams led by the Zambia women’s national team, who made their debut at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

“The goodness is that even the girl-child is playing football. There is no discrimination between male and female football, everyone is playing football and all of them are doing quite a good job because talent is there. Starting sport from a young age will see pupils loving football at a young age,” Syakalima said.

FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga who handed over the 12, 000 balls to the Ministry of Education as part of the FIFA Football for Schools project said the Ministry of Education will spearhead the project in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Art.

“The Minister of Education was here to pay a courtesy call and check on the equipment that we have received form our partners FIFA that is meant for schools. Being the one in the driving force, we are happy that the minister came here so that we kickstart the distribution of the balls,” Kamanga said.

Meanwhile, FAZ Technical Director Lyson Zulu said the distribution of the match balls was inspired by the launch of the School Football League under the FIFA Grassroots Project in 2021.

“Through the FIFA Football for Schools project, we trained 60 teachers and 50 referees and that is the project we presented to FIFA and now Zambia is one of the countries that has been approved for the FIFA Football for Schools project where we have received 12, 000 balls,” Zulu said.

Zulu noted that FIFA will send experts to introduce an App (application) that will be accessed by all the schools because it contains all the sessions that the teachers will have to conduct with the pupil.

By NATION REPORTER

ZAMBIA may suffer consequences of shortages of maize and other agro-produce in 2024 due to late distribution of fertilisers, Pambashe Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela has warned.

By Nation Reporter

OPPOSITION Members of Parliament yesterday took Vice President Mutale Nalumango to task over the visit by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo to Zambia and his attempt to broker peace between President Hakainde Hichilema and his predecessor, former President Edgar Lungu.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

“MIGHTY” Mufulira Wanderers and Nkana FC boast of having the biggest fan bases in the country and today the two giants will renew their rivalry in an intriguing MTN/FAZ Super League fixture at Shinde Stadium in Mufulira.

The Week-7 clash of titans promises sparks as both teams will be aiming to impress their sponsors, Mopani Copper Mines.

While “Mighty” will be seeking to recover from last weekend’s 2-1 loss to newcomers Mutondo Stars, Nkana will be looking for their first win of the season after four defeats and two draws in the last six games.

After two wins against Red Arrows and Green Buffaloes, two stalemates against Kabwe Warriors and Kansanshi and two defeats to Zanaco and Mutondo Stars, Wanderers are on tenth position on the log with eight points, six points ahead of their rivals Nkana who are bottom on the log with two points.

Today’s clash presents another tough challenge for the Ian Bakala drilled Nkana FC who have only managed one goal in six games played so far.

Meanwhile in the lunch time kick off at Shinde Stadium, rejuvenated Konkola Blades, after shocking Kansanshi Dynamos last weekend will welcome a Kabwe Warriors side which is unbeaten in the last five matches.

At Trade Fair Grounds in Ndola, struggling Green Buffaloes, who have endured some challenges in the first six games will face another tough test against the league leaders Zesco United.

Buffaloes, with only one win in five matches will be fighting for maximum points to escape the relegation zone as they are 15th on the log while George Lwandamina’s Zesco United will be aiming for maximum points to maintain top spot on the Super League table.

Buffaloes have scored three goals and conceded four in the last six matches and will need to come up with a perfect plan to stop the Ndola giants who have scored 10 and conceded six in the first six games.

Meanwhile, Edwin Imboela Stadium in Lusaka will come alive with a Midland’s derby involving High Flying Nkwazi and Sensational Zanaco who are aiming to bounce back to winning ways after a draw and one defeat in the last two matches.

And 2022 Champions Red Arrows, who defeated Napsa Stars in a Lusaka derby last weekend to move to second on the log date Prison Leopards who are aiming to recover from two defeats and one draw in the last three matches.

Tomorrow, Green Eagles, who have given their coach Alex Namazaba a three-match ultimatum after three consecutive defeats to Zesco United, FC Muza and Power Dynamos will host a Forest Rangers side that enjoyed a sweet victory over Nkana FC in their previous fixture.

Defending champions Power Dynamos will host Kansanshi Dynamos at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe while Napsa Stars will play hosts to Mutondo Stars at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka to conclude round seven of the FAZ Super League.

Last year, a student fell unconscious after walking out of a bathroom at Central High School in Pueblo, Colorado. When Jessica Foster, the school district’s lead nurse, heard the girl’s distraught friends mention drugs, she knew she had to act fast.

By NATION REPORTER

THE UPND are the real political scammers because they won the 2021 general elections and formed government through lies for which they have continued to peddle while subjecting Zambians to untold economic miseries, Mumbi Phiri has charged.

A study analyzing the practice of spinal motion restriction (SMR) between 2009 and 2019 has been published in the July issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM). The study, titled Patterns of Change in Prehospital Spinal Motion Restriction: A Retrospective Database Review, sheds light on the trends and evolution of SMR practices within one urban, North American EMS agency.

France has been forced to shut seven schools over growing concerns over an infestation of bedbugs, Education Minister Gabriel Attal said Friday.

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says former president Edgar Lungu’s immunity is intact and government has no intention of lifting it.

By NATION REPORTER

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the UPND government is advancing a health service delivery system that is closer to the people because the new dawn administration considers health as central to the wellbeing of citizens.