YESTERDAY Zambia woke up to the shocking news that national soccer team captain Enock Mwepu is unable to continue with his skyrocketing football career due to a hereditary heart condition. Mwepu, 24, was only in his second season with Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion after joining them in the summer of 2021 from Red Bull Salzburg of Austria where he impressed, playing alongside fellow Copper Bullets star Patson Daka before they both secured moves to England. His premature retirement came as a shock to Zambian fans who had high hopes for the promising midfield maestro nicknamed “The Computer”, and many of them took to social media to give their support to the star who said his involvement with...

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