ZAMBIA’s U-20 national teams’ performance at the ongoing TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt leaves much to be desired. Their performance has seen a lot of soccer fans across the land raise questions about whether this was the crème de la crème at the U-20 level or a well-veiled act of favouritism. The disappointment has raised a flurry of questions from a disappointed and expectant Zambia, who were anticipating that the spirit of 2017’s home triumph would inspire our first return to the U20 AFCON since our first hour at the junior level. However, it was not to be, and instead, we have been left with a myriad of questions. Could the concerns raised by soccer fans about...

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