Zambia's season in full swing despite COVID threat

In action: Cooper's Lusaka Dynamos (in red stripes) during a Super League encounter PIC:LUSAKA DYNAMOS FACEBOOK
In action: Cooper's Lusaka Dynamos (in red stripes) during a Super League encounter PIC:LUSAKA DYNAMOS FACEBOOK

While Botswana and other COSAFA members ponder a return to football action, neighbouring Zambia’s season is in full swing despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat.

Township Rollers midfielder Mothusi Cooper recently moved to Zambian side, Lusaka Dynamos and started training on Monday this week. Cooper’s former teammates at Popa are, however, still waiting with bated breath to see if football will return as Botswana battles a second wave of the coronavirus.

In Zambia, despite a surge in cases, it is business as usual, although spectators are not allowed at stadiums. Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) deputy secretary Joseph Chimpampwe said the mother body had utilised the FIFA COVID-19 Relief Fund to ensure football activities resumed.

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