MALI’s decision to pull out of the 2024 Olympic women’s football qualifiers should not be greeted as an October holiday for the Zambia women’s national team as the Copper Queens advanced to the penultimate stage via a walkover. Mali was due to host Zambia in a second round first leg fixture on October 23 and the final leg was due to be played five days later in Lusaka. And now Zambia coach Bruce Mwape’s October international schedule is going to be rejigged after the team returns from the 2024 Cosafa Women’s Cup outing in South Africa . But a free pass to the penultimate third-round qualifiers should be treated with caution and not be seen as history repeats itself after...