KAUNDA & KAPWEPWE AT STADIUM; GENERAL PLAY AND FIVE OF SIX GOALS SCORED.




Initials JP/VS/CCT/SGM


SPORT: SOCCER

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Background: ZAMBIA'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM BEAT SUDAN 4-2 IN THE OPENING MATCH OF THEIR WORLD CUP QUALIFYING ROUND AT NDOLA, ZAMBIA, LAST SUNDAY. AFTER TRAILING 1-2 IN THE FIRST HALF ZAMBIA RALLIED STRONGLY TO CLINCH AN EXCITING GAME BEFORE A CROWD OF 16-THOUSAND.

THE GAME, PLAYED AT THE DAG HAMMARSKJOELD MEMORIAL STADIUM, STARTED AT A FAST PACE WITH SANTO SCORING SUDAN'S FIRST GOAL IN THE EIGHTH MINUTE. ZAMBIA EQUALISED WHEN INSIDE RIGHT, MWILA, SCORED BUT THE SUDANESE TOOK A 2-1 LEAD SOON AFTER WHEN OUTSIDE RIGHT, JDALLA, PUT THE BALL INTO THE NET. AFTER THE INTERVAL, ZAMBIA PUT ON THE PRESSURE AND INSIDE LEFT, CHITALU, SCORED TWO GOALS AND CENTRE FORWARD, KAPENGWE, ONCE. CHITALU, HIGHEST SCORER IN THE ZAMBIAN LEAGUE, HAD AN OUTSTANDING GAME WHILE FOR THE SUDAN, SANTO AND GOALKEEPER, AZIZ, PLAYED WELL.

PRESIDENT KAUNDA AND VICE-PRESIDENT KAPWEPWE ATTENDED THE GAME AND THE PRESIDENT WAS INTRODUCED TO PLAYERS FROM BOTH TEAMS BEFORE THE KICK-OFF.