{"id":301027,"date":"2011-03-11T11:16:35","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T11:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/11\/zambia-buffaloes-defeat-inspirational\/"},"modified":"2011-03-11T11:16:35","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T11:16:35","slug":"zambia-buffaloes-defeat-inspirational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/11\/zambia-buffaloes-defeat-inspirational\/","title":{"rendered":"Zambia: Buffaloes&#8217; Defeat Inspirational"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"43.4229379892\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.co.zm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/ac5c213deszambia180.jpg\" alt=\"The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" title=\"Visit The Times of Zambia (Ndola)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>11 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>GREEN Buffaloes chairperson James Mazimba has said the club&#8217;s failure to defend the season-opening Samuel &#8216;Zoom&#8217; Ndholvu Charity Shield should raise serious concerns and that the club now needs to use the defeat as a tonic to perform well in the league this year.<\/p>\n<p>Mazimba said Buffaloes, who lost 4-3 on post-match penalties in the semi-finals to eventual champions Zesco United, said the defeat must propel and inspire them to work hard in the 2011 soccer season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>He said the club should strive for greater achievements which should culminate into Buffaloes emerging league champions and automatically qualify for the CAF club competitions.<\/p>\n<p>Mazimba said during the annual general meeting held at Arakan Barracks in Lusaka on Wednesday that Buffaloes&#8217; poor performance had contributed to the team failing to attract sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>And Mazimba has implored the newly-elected Buffaloes club executive committee members to apply their abilities and ingenuity to lay a firm foundation. He said once this was achieved, there would be no reason for failure to record expected results and even beyond.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sponsors are always ready to pump in more resources but our poor performance has been a major hindrance and I am appealing to the club to work extremely hard and deliver to the expectations of the Zambia Army commander,&#8221; he said<\/p>\n<p>He also said the poor attendance by Buffaloes supporters at league and cup matches was worrying and attributed this to a lack of consistence with exhibition of higher standards of play on the field.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103110600.html\" title=\"Zambia: Buffaloes' Defeat Inspirational\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zambia: Buffaloes&#8217; Defeat Inspirational<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 11 March 2011 GREEN Buffaloes chairperson James Mazimba has said the club&#8217;s failure to defend the season-opening Samuel &#8216;Zoom&#8217; Ndholvu Charity Shield should raise serious concerns and that the club now needs to use the defeat as a tonic to perform well in the league this year. Mazimba said Buffaloes, who lost 4-3 on post-match penalties in the semi-finals to eventual champions Zesco United, said the defeat must propel and inspire them to work hard in the 2011 soccer season. 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