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More talent-poor scouting: Why Zambian football lags

Football analyst Augustine Mwanza has observed that the lack of formidable scouting structures has greatly affected the progress of the sport. Zambia is highly regarded in terms of footballing talent, visibly producing the 1988 African Player of the Year, qualifying for the AFCON 18 times, and winning it once. But despite the feat, talent identification remains a major challenge, and in recent times the Chipolopolo have hit poor form, winning only one in 16 games the whole of last year. Speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times, Mwanza referred to the previous National League playoffs in which several...

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