Hon. Bowman Lusambo
Maltreatment of our heroines-The Copper Queens have been hard done
The Football Association of Zambia and the entire Zambian government ought to be embarrassed and hang their heads in shame for failing to perform a simple task of chartering a flight for the Copper Queens.
The manner in which FAZ and the Ministry of Sports have bungled the travel plans for the team speaks to the nonchalant attitude with which issues of national importance are approached in this country.
The Copper Queens broke all the national records by qualifying to the World Cup and someone holding a public office at FAZ and Ministry of Sports sat and decided to fly back our heroines commercial? This single act calls into question the leadership acumen of some people entrusted with public office.
Chartering a plane from Rabat to Lusaka is not rocket science. The moment the girls made it to the Semi Final, a detailed travel plan should have been etched because it was clear the girls would stay up to end of the tournament. We saw on TV a jubilant Sports Permanent Secretary comrade Kangwa Chileshe in the stands jumping up and down along with his Director of Sports. We do not want to believe that Comrade Kangwa and his Director flew all the way to Morocco to chase after their allowances and act like a mere spectators.
The fact that the girls are now going to be transported in batches like some Katundu from Tunduma via Nakonde only goes to show the leadership deficit that this country is suffering from.
Our girls are our heroines, they showed grit and strong character at the tournament and inspired millions of girls across the continent and someone who still feels maltreating them in this manner is Ok should not hold public office.
For Andrew Kamanga, the man claimed to have serious corporate sector credentials but he even fails to do a simple task of getting the business community to charter a flight for the girls and he still wants to continue at Football House, give us a break!!!