Roger Federer nods Zambias’ potential

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6peaNinJ before his departure for 6wit]erland after his three days visit to =ambia, the all time record times *rand 6lam winner, )ederer noted that $frica has a lot of potential to produce Jreat tennis players

7he $ustralian Open champion noted that there is need to invest in tennis courts and Jood coaches for the sport to improve in =am7 bia and $frica at larJe ³, enjoyed every moment in =ambia 7here is a lot of potential, similar to $sia thouJh , haven¶t seen any super stars com7 inJ from $sia recently but , wish there can be an $frican tennis superstar cominJ from =ambia thouJh we have a lonJ way to Jo because you need Jood coaches, balls, you need courts ³On inspirinJ and motivatinJ children to play ten7 nis, we can do somethinJ about it but at the mo7 ment , would liNe to focus all my attention on the education sector because most children in rural areas Nnow nothinJ about tennis,´ )ederer said

)ederer added that the visit to =ambia has been an eye opener on how much worN needs to be done to complement Jovernments¶ ĕorts to improve the education sector especially in rural areas

Meanwhile, trade .inJs *roup of Companies representative Muhammed %haruchi reaffirmed his company¶s commitment to improvinJ the lives of younJ people by worNinJ with founda7 tions such as the 5oJers )ederer )oundation

³:e met with )ederer and representatives from the 5oJer )ederer )oundation were we discussed future partnerships because we are would love to worN with the People¶s $ction )orum which is chanJinJ younJ people¶s lives,´ %haruchi said