ZAMBIA Athletics (ZA) president Elias Mpondela says the humiliating 5-0 World Cup loss to Japan might be the Copper Queens’ entry into an era of learning how to play to win. In his latest write-up, Mpondela said the loss against Japan would be an entry point to learning how to play to win for the women’s national team at the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup. “An embarrassing loss in the game involving Japan appears to be an entry into a new era of learning to play to win. Everything starts with a new entry. And you can’t learn if you don’t lose, especially if you lose to one of the world’s best teams, your propensity to play to win only...

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