Minister talks medal count

ELIZABETH CHATUVELA
Lusaka
FOLLOWING Zambian athletes’ failure to mint medals on the international stage recently, Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts Elvis Nkandu expects the Ghana All-Africa Gamesbound contingent to change the narrative.
Zambia will send 131 athletes for the 13th edition of the All-Africa Games, which will run from March 8-23.
Nkandu said in an interview yesterday that Government will adequately prepare athletes for the tournament in Accra.
He said athletes will enter residential camp two weeks before travelling to Ghana.
The Chipolopolo were eliminated in the group stage at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the men’s handball team were ejected in the group stage at the Africa Senior Championship in Egypt, while the hockey women team equally failed to go past the group stage at the 5s World
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