CHIPOLOPOLO gaffer Avram Grant says the national team needs to win against Sierra Leone today in order to qualify to the AFCON tournament in succession. The Copper Bullet’s coach says playing at home is like having 12 or 13 players on the pitch because fans always push the team to perform better. Grant led the Chipolopolo to a defeat in Ivory Coast last Friday, but the gaffer is hopeful that his charges can collect maximum points on home soil. Speaking ahead of tonight’s match to be played at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Grant told the media yesterday that his players showed a lot of commitment against Ivory Coast despite falling short. “We need to take points and we need to...

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