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Zebras at 149 and may be pragmatism is the answer

Zebras at 149 might sound like some celebration of some sort, but no, it’s not. The FIFA rankings have the Zebras at number 149 out of 211 countries.

This is just 16 spots off their worst ever position of 165 recorded way back in 1999. The Zebras suffered another loss on Friday, going down 2-0 to Equatorial Guinea in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.

This means the national team has gone eight matches without a victory, which should be a worrying statistic for coach, Mogomotsi ‘Teenage’ Mpote. Mpote will be asking for an immediate response from his boys when they host Equatorial Guinea in the reverse fixture at the Obed Itani Chilume Stadium tomorrow.

Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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