ZAMBIA RUGBY TEAM FACES GHANA: GRATEFUL TO THE BOYS FOR THEIR HEARTS OF SACRIFICE
The Zambia Rugby national team faces Ghana today Wednesday, 18 December 2024 at 12:00hrs Zambian time at the Stade Municipal de Jemmal in Jemmal, Tunisia in the first game of the 2024 Rugby Africa Repechage Pool A tournament.
A big salute goes out to the boys who have chosen to wear the Zambian colours at a time when there has been dwindling pride in playing for the national team. It is not a secret that rugby in the country has had a lot of financial challenges due to inadequate corporate sponsorship and very little support from the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ).
The boys are playing for the national team not for financial gain but because they know that playing for your country means more than a training and a winning allowance. We are a time where other players have refused national team call ups because of the current financial hardships that the national team is faced with. We are not saying that allowances are not important but one cannot ignore but appreciate the 25 players who have decided to put their country first.
May God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob bless these brave souls and grant them victory in this tournament so that we learn that the importance of spirit of sacrifice for the country. The boys are not playing for themselves but playing for the country and we know that a victory will make all of us proud. May the boys restore the pride of wearing the green, orange and black once again.
A win against Ghana today will mean playing the winners between Tunisa and Nigeria on Sunday,22 December 2024 of which the final winner will face Morroco who secured their spot in the final with a thrilling 53-37 victory over Madagascar in November during the Pool B competition held at the Club Olympique Casablancais in Casablanca.
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The grand finale will determine which team advances to the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup in Kampala, Uganda.
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May the Odds be in favour of these few good men from Zambia who have left their families for more than 2 weeks to make the country proud…….VICTORY IS CERTAIN!!