KCM pumps K50, 000 into rugby tourney
AFTER holding giants Alliance Inter to a 7-7 stalemate last week, young George FC return to Wildcat Premier Futsal League PFL action today facing struggling Lilanda Bullets in a week 24 PFL Fixture at Automotive Futsal Arena.
The fi ture presents another tough test for ullets who were humiliated 10-1 by defending champions utomotive .
Regarded as the team with the weakest defence after allowing 165 goals in 22 games, Lilanda ullets will be cautious as the fight to get their fifth win of the season.
However, ullets’ uest to get ma imum points in toda ’s fi ture seems impossible as they face a more determined eorge side which is using the L to prepare pla ers for the under-17 Italian Futsal championships.
Meanwhile, utomotive and nd ullets renew their rivalr when they clash in another intriguing fi ture touted as the game of the week. t’s a battle for vengeance for ullets who were whitewashed 6-0 when the two teams met last ovember . utomotive dominate the L with 68 points, 11 points ahead of second-placed Alliance Inter and a second win over ullets will maintain their unbeaten record and take them to points on the league table.
n other fi tures, after last weeks’ painful defeat to ullets, olosul oung o s are on a ourne to recover as the face S Stars who are hungr for action after being on bye last week. astle ive and Line will also renew their rivalr this weekend with astle ive seeking to redeem themselves from their loss when the two teams met in the first round.
embe eetles will host Tamanga uldan as lliance nter welcome Saints omes who were edged to a defeat b eetles.
Meanwhile, Vector Academy have been awarded ma imum three points for their walk over victor over hiparamba who were banned from competing in the league for failing to pay affiliation fee.
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) has bailed out the Nchanga Rugby Club through a K50, 000 contribution towards the hosting of the 10-Aside Rugby national tournament to be held in Chingola tomorrow.
The tournament, which has been dubbed the “KCM 10-Aside Rugby Tournament,” is the curtain raiser of the Zambia Rugby Union Calendar for 2020.
KCM Chief Financial fficer atson irenda said during the presentation eremony in Chingola that the donation demonstrates the determination of the mining firm to give back to the community despite its financial constraints.
Nyirenda said KCM continues to give support to various sports because it believes sport keeps the community healthy.
e believe as M that if people are healthy, then we have a good communit , and with a good community we can have good production in M. e are ver happ to be part and parcel and wish the team good luck, he said.
Nchanga Rugby Club chairman Martin Maku u expressed gratitude to KCM for lifting the huge financial burden of hosting a major rugby tournament.
Maku u said, e are ver grateful to receive this donation because without M it would have been ver difficult for us to raise money for the tournament. The money assists in organising the tournament and entertaining the residents of Chingola.”
Maku u also said the club had embarked on a recruitment exercise targeting young players under 20 so that they help the young boys to sta awa from vices such as drug and alcohol abuse.