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Mwepu strikes in 9-goal thriller

‘BOLA’ BACK …Lungu approves return of football mid July

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

PR E S I D E N T Edgar Lungu has approved the resumption of the MTN/FAZ Super Division set to resume mid next month as planned by the local soccer governing body.

Speaking during yesterday’s Presidential address at State House, Lungu said football can resume next month with strict adherence to health guidelines.

Lungu said Government has developed guidelines which will guide the return of contact sports such as football, boxing and netball “Guidelines for all sports disciplines to follow as they consider resuming sports activities have been developed. They include the following, but not limited to: guiding principles stipulated by the statutory instruments 21 and 22 of 2020, President Lungu “Guidelines for various sports disciplines which have been categorised as non-contact, semicontact and full contact sport and, safeguards as outlined in the health guidelines for football at premier and national division one leagues.”

“Guidelines for various sports disciplines which have been categorised as non-contact, semi-contact and full contact sport and, safeguards as outlined in the health guidelines for football at premier and national division one leagues. Hence these leagues will resume action in July, 2020, with strict observance of health guidelines,” said Lungu.

He said the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the Ministry of Sports, Youth and

Child Development and the Ministry of Local Government will inspect stadiums to ensure that they are safe for the resumption of football.

Lungu had earlier implemented a ban on all sports activities in the country to halt the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic which has claimed the lives of 18 people in Zambia.

Meanwhile, Sports Minister Emmanuel Mulenga has hailed President Lungu for lifting the ban on contact sports.

Mulenga urged clubs to prepare their stadiums and training venues before com- menci n g g r o u p trainings.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

CHIPOLOPOLO midfielder Enock “Computer” Mwepu has continued to impress in the Austrian Buneasliga after he scored a goal in Salzburg’s 7-2 thumping of Rapid Vienna.

Mwepu who was set up by his Chipolopolo team mate Patson Daka put Salzburg ahead with a left-footed strike on the half-hour mark.

The goal was Mwepu’s second in two games having contributed a goal in Salzburg’s 2-2 stalemate with Wolfsberger in a Bundesliga tie played at Red Bull Arena.

Earlier, Mwepu rattled the woodwork of the Rapid net with a fierce header, albeit from an offside position.

It was a promising start, but there was a cruel twist of fate as Kara pounced on a ball that looked to have been lost and converted the resulting chance clinically.

Salzburg responded three minutes later when Okafor put the ball into the back of the net after Mwepu hit his shot at goalkeeper Knoflach, before Patson Daka hit the crossbar in the 22nd minute.

Dominik Szoboszlai, Albert Vallci, Noah Okafor and Patrick Farkas scored the other goals in the 7-2 bashing of Rapid Vien.

The win propelled the defending champions, Salzburg to 41 points, eight points ahead of second-placed LASK who moved to second position with 33 points.

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