SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu has led hundreds of Zambians in rallying behind Chipolopolo striker Fashion Sakala after the player received backlash from a section of fans that called him selfish during the AFCON qualifiers against Lesotho. The Glasgow Rangers forward took to social media to register his displeasure on the hatred and insults he has been subjected to by some soccer fans. Sakala said getting a Chipolopolo call-up was always an honour but complained that he had endured a lot of pain from the endless insults coming his direction. “Being called for national team games has and will always be an honour to me. However this time it has been very difficult and by far the worst experience of my...

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