NEWLY elected Zambia Pool Union (ZPU) president Maxwell Simukonda says his immediate task will be ensuring that the national team defends the African Championship slated for October in South Africa. Simukonda scooped the ZPU presidency polls by nine points over the weekend, while his only competitor Mulawa Mulawa managed five votes. During an interview, Simukonda said it was time to work hard and build on the legacy of the previous administration that ensured that pool was recognized on the international scene. Simukonda said his immediate task was to ensure that the national team defended the Africa Cup title won last year on home soil. He said the association would ensure that the league resumed and taken to all provinces unlike...

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