Zambian Breweries PLC is upset with Faz for letting the Under-17 team to use beer branded training bibs.
The clear beer monoply is not pleased after Under-17 players  during practice session were pictured in Thursday’s edition of The Post newspapers’ sports page spotting branded training bibs baring the name of a popular lager of South African origin.
The Under-17 are in camp preparing for this Saturdays CAF Under-17 Cup qualifier against Uganda that will be played at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka with the hosts trailing 2-0 from the first leg played a fortnight ago in Kampala.
ZB corporate affairs director Chibamba Kanyama said in a press statement released on Thursday that his company took great exception in using minors to advertize alcoholic beverages.
“We have observed that some members of your junior national soccer teams have been spotted dressed in attire bearing our beer brands during training sessions,” ” Chibamba said in his statement.
“We are obviously not privy to details as to whether this is being done with your sanction or is just a case of isolated incidences by members of the said teams.
“We would be grateful if you could ensure that any show of our alcoholic beverage brands at any of your events in future is STRICTLY NOT associated with people below the legal drinking age.
“Further, our commercial communication will not incorporate images of people who are, or look as if they are, under the legal drinking age.
“This is the more reason we have restricted ourselves and channeled our support to the Football Association of Zambia through the senior national soccer team which is predominately made up of persons that are above 18 years.”
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Alchohol intake in zed is such a big thing even I was carried away, forgot under 18s are legally not allowed to drink.#:-s:-:-:-
That is because the so called under 17s are in fact over 20!
FAZ should be responsible and not reckless alaaa.
now i see why mbesuma drink’s so much aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! infact not only mbesuma, guys like perry and other zambian players. no-wonder they always report late to camps and everything coz they no the source of it. its a easy and fast source.ZED BRUWARIES PLC.
pazed we are used
I am surprised that somebody actually cared enough to bring this issue to light. I don’t even know what the legal drinking age is in Zambia, but honestly nobody seems to care. Do we even have a law that stipulates what can or should be done to people who give alcoholic beverages to minors? The pubs and nightclubs are full of minors drinking Zambia Breweries products. Does anyone really care..?