Punch drunk football sings the blues

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Local football is feeling the full brunt of unrelenting punches, from all angles. The rearguard action is failing as blows rain unabated, be it at club or national team levels. The beloved sport, feeling the full impact of the blows, is staggering close to hitting the deck, unable to rise on the referee’s count, observes Staff Writer, MQONDISI DUBE

Football’s burst of optimism has been crudely punctured in recent weeks. The smell of defeat is overwhelming and evenly spread across pitches, from the Stade Olympique in Mauritania, across to the Kamuzu Banda Stadium in Blantyre, spilling across to the Nkana Stadium in Kitwe.

Setsoto Stadium in the heart of Maseru and the 48,000-seater Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, also bear the scars of local football’s documented struggles.

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