Man-U legend Yorke tips Zambian footballers
MANCHESTER United legend Dwight Yorke has urged Zambian footballers wishing to one day make it in the English Premier League not to give up on their dream and continue working hard to achieve their goals.
Speaking during a Chivas’ Afroblend campaign press briefing in Lusaka, Yorke who featured for Manchester United from 1998 to 2002 before he moved to Blackburn Rovers remains hopeful that very soon a Zambian will be able to break through to represent the country in the top five European leagues.
Yorke singled out hard work and determination as key factors to succeeding in the English Premier League.
He said if Zambian footballers can believe in themselves and train hard they can be
able to break through into the Premier League.
“You have to believe in your dream and set the standards very high, you need to train hard you need to have that self-confidence and most importantly discipline and have passion about what you do.
“If you have those ingredients it doesn’t matter which
Mr Mweetwa told journal- ists in Lusaka that he would dedicate his time to making sure the UPND and its pres- ident Hakainde Hichilema form government.
Mr Mweetwa, who is the UPND spokesperson, said that there was no value in being an MP with a reckless government like the Patriotic Front.
He alleged that some mem- bers of the UPND had applied for adoption on the PF ticket.
He also said that the UPND has abolished the two years requirement for one to be a member of the party before they could contest elections.
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