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Zambia,
first to arrive at 2008 soccer fiesta
Kumasi, Jan.14, Ghanadot/GNA - Thirty
officials and players of the Zambia National team, Chipolopolo
(The Bullets) arrived in Kumasi on Monday for the 26th MTN
Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2008 soccer fiesta.
The Zambians are billed to play alongside, Cameroon, Egypt and
Sudan and were met on arrival at the Kumasi Airport by Professor
Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa, Vice-Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology (KNUST) who is Chairman of
the Kumasi Venue local Organizing Committee (KVLOC) of the
tournament.
Also at the Airport to welcome the Zambian team to the “Garden
City, who are the first to arrive in the country for the
competition, were Madam Patricia Appiagyei, the Kumasi
Metropolitan Chief Executive, Officials from the National Sports
Council, Security Personnel and other members of the KVLOC as
well as some soccer enthusiasts.
From the Airport the contingent was led to the refurbished
Kumasi City Hotel now with the brand name, Golden Tulip of
Kumasi where they held a press conference to outline their
preparedness for the competition, which kick-starts on January
20.
Mr. Patrick Phiri, the National Coach of the Chipolopolo
expressed happiness about the warm reception accorded them by
the people of Ghana on their arrival and said it had boosted the
morale of both the players and officials to put up their best
performance at the tourney.
He said the team included experienced local and international
players who are poised to defend Zambia at all levels of the
competition.
The Captain of the Team, Christopher Katongo indicated the
readiness of the players to work together as a team to annex for
the ultimate Cup.
“We will do our best to protect and defend our Nation during the
tournament and hope the Ghanaian sporting public would lend us
their support Ghana following the warm reception given us”.
GNA
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