“THEY will not bury [you] with your billions in the coffin, invest in football”, says TP Mazembe president Moise Katumbi, urging the business community to support the game. Katumbi spoke in an interview after visiting 2012 AFCON winner, Rainford Kalaba on Tuesday evening, who was admitted at the University Teaching Hospital following a road accident on April 13. Katumbi said Africa was facing sponsorship problems and needed everyone to join hands to help grow the game. “I think we are having problems with soccer in Africa. Talking of Zambia, Congo and other countries, we are having sponsorship challenges. Money is coming from individual pockets. I think we need volunteers, and more business communities to help the youths. I think that...

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