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Makembo defends govt

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Efforts to get a comment from Director of Sport

John Zulu concerning the allegation­s were unsuccessf­ul as his phone went an answered while the minister, Emmanuel Mulenga, is on a monrh’s leave.

However, Makembo said failure to send a government official to Cameroon may have been due to miscommuni­cation between FAZ and the Ministry of Sports.

Makembo said President Edgar Lungu has always supported the growth of sports especially football which is considered country’s number one sport.

He has urged both FAZ and the Ministry of Sports to focus on developing football which is a source of income for many youths instead of pointing fingers at each other.

“It is a pity that FAZ and the Ministry of Sports couldn’t coordinate during the crucial tournament in Cameroon.

“It is not that Government didn’t want to participat­e in the CHAN, no. As patron of the Chipolopol­o President Lungu has always been there for both the Chipolopol­o and the Copper Queens so it is just the Ministry of Sports and the associatio­n who have to improve on how they communicat­e,” Makembo said.

Makembo said now is not the time to start pointing fingers on why the team failed in Cameroon but focus on how the two bodies can unite and rise as the AFCON qualifiers approach.

He however noted that there is need for the Ministry of Sports to up its game when it comes to helping national teams prepare for crucial national assignment­s.

Makembo said the Ministry of Sports should not fold its hands but step up and help athletes, boxers and footballer­s who qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games as preparatio­ns intensify.

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