Afcon 2013 Preview: Can Zambia's Chipolopolo do it again?

From Africa is a Country Mon Jan 21 2013, 03:00:12

Guest Post By Charles Mafa* Zambian fans know what it's like to participate in the Africa Nations Cup. Their national team take part in 15 tournaments (0ut of a total of 28) so far. The team twice lost in the final: first to Zaire (as the Democratic Republic of Congo was known) in 1974 and [...]

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