SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu has condemned suggestions that only players belonging to certain ethnic groupings are called up to the Chipolopolo setup. Nkandu says tribal talk has no place in sports, and warns that Zambia will never develop if people continue to think in those lines. Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, Nkandu assured sports fans that government was not involved in the selection of national team players. “Let me also take advantage of this time and address the issue of tribalism. I want to caution soccer fans or sports fans about the continued tribal remarks on social media. We have people saying we only have two tribes in the national team. We should speak against such reasoning. If...

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