Africa’s stadium dilemma: Being cruel in order to be kind
Friday, September 19, 2025 | 160 Views |
CAF certified: Obed Itani Chilume Stadium PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
National teams and clubs participating in CAF competitions have become regular refugees in neighbouring or even far-flung countries, in their quest to find a home away from home.
The development was triggered by CAF’s decision in 2019 that requires the use of only facilities approved by the continent’s football governing body.
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...