‘SENEGAL TIE CRUCIAL’
ZAMBIA national team midfielder Salulani Phiri says the three friendly matches
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In an interview after the Chipolopolo arrived in DaLOVE ONE ANOTHER kar ahead tomorrow’s international friendly match against the Teranga Lions of Senegal, Phiri features for Polokwane City in South Africa and encouraged the many local players who have made cut in Micho’s 23-member squad to take the games against Senegal, Benin and Sudan seriously.
Phiri noted that despite facing Senegal in a friendly, the Chipolopolo will have to hunt down the Teranga Lions to rejuvenate their con
WE’RE NOT SIDE-LINING LOCAL fidence ahead of the World polo boys touched down at
Cup qualifiers. the Blaise Diagne InternaCONTRACTORS, SAYS GOVT
“It’s an important game for tional Airport at 17:30 hours us. It is one of the last games after a brief stopover in Babefore the World Cup qualifimako, Mali and are camped ers begin so it will give us an at Baobab Hotel. opportunity to work on ourZambia will play Senegal
Government for business. selves,” By NOEL Phiri IYOMBWA said. tomorrow in Thies in the first
Phiri urged fans to continof “Contrary three international to perceptions friendGOVERNMENT ue encouraging and supporthas not ly that matches Government that will is sidelining see the ing the sidelined team as preparations local con- team local contractors, play Benin in the Cotonou number for the tractors crucial but World they Cup are on of registered June 8 before contractors heading is too to qualifiers too many intensifies. to be covered un- Omdurman high compared to clash to the with jobs giv- Suder Meanwhile, its contracts, the Ministry Chipoloof dan. en by government in a single
Infrastructure and Housing year,” Mr Mfune explained.
Permanent Secretary Danny Mr Mfune said Govern-
Mfune has said. ment was doing everything possible to empower the local contractors but the number of jobs per year could not match the number contractors who want to undertake the jobs.
“It is not about Government sidelining local contractors but the number of local con- tractors is very high, we have