Zambia plan countrywide trophy tour

By MTNFootball.com Friday Feb 17, 12:47 +0200
Chipolopolo with AFCON trophy
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) plan a nationwide trophy tour for the newly-crowned African champions, officials disclosed.

According to officials at the Football House, FAZ plan to hire an open top double-decker bus from South Africa for the road show.

"Christopher Katongo is still around in the country for another two weeks and he will be part of the planned tour," the official said.

The official said the trophy tour itinerary has yet to be announced.

The team, who returned from Gabon to a heroes' welcome, have already been rewarded with cash gifts, while coach Herve Renard has been proposed a new three-year deal.

In the meantime, Swiss club BSC Young Boys have given Zambia striker Emmanuel Mayuka a week off.

Young Boys reported on their website that they were expecting Mayuka back from Zambia next week.

Mayuka was an integral part of the Africa Cup of Nations-winning team to in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.

He scored three goals for Zambia that saw him also win the top scorer award.

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