Former KK Eleven and Mighty Mufulira Wanderers star Abraham Nkole has hailed the role football played in uniting the country after Zambia’s Independence in 1964.
Nkole, a 1974 Africa Cup star, said after Independence there was no segregation in the Zambia National Team.
The retired goalkeeper also saluted the peace that has prevailed in Zambia in the last 55 years.
‘Let’s celebrate peacefully. We are all united as Zambians,’ Nkole said.
‘After Independence even in football there was no segregation. We formed one team. There was nothing like this one is Tonga or Lozi,’ he said.
The man nicknamed Gordon Banks currently lives in Mufulira.
Nkole has previously served as Mufulira Wanderers team manager.
He comes from a family that produced football stars Edward and Patrick.
Nice to hear old stars still alive and
Kicking unlike new stars who get
Carried away with money and life
With short life span.
Today’s reporters are so bankrupt of information. Is this the only info you could dig up on Abraham Nkole? Abraham was one of four brothers including Patrick, Edward and Godfrey who played for the National team. Abraham not only played as goalkeeper for Mufulira Wanderers and Zambia, he was also a prolific striker.