Last night, Zambian national team for soccer, nicknamed Chipolopolo (meaning the copper bullets), beat Ghanaian national team, Black Starts, at the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final!
Since their first win over Senegal on January 21, Zambians were so excited about their team. They even started talking about winning the cup. Of course I wanted Zambia to do well, but I just did not think it was realistic... Here we are, though, beating Ghana at the semi-final and moving onto the final with Ivory Coast this Sunday, I now believe anything could happen to our Chipolopolo boys!
Since last night, most of the Zambians are celebrating their victory for now. Wherever you go in town, you see a lot of people wearing in Zambian national uniforms, scarves and caps, as well as vehicles with national flags. You can also hear loud music (they are usually either "Donchi Kubeba" song or "chipolopolo" song) and people honking each other.
I am sure that the game will be rough because we will be playing against one of the best teams in Africa. I only hope they will do their best. As Zambia has never won the cup, it will be awesome if we win the title though! Go Chipolopolo!
