Zambian Sex Workers pay for team's ouster from CAN 2000
Lusaka (Zambia), 5th February 2000
Irate soccer fans in Lusaka on Tuesday evening vented their anger on
sex
workers following Zambia's exit from the 22nd edition of the African
Cup of
Nations after a 2-2 draw with Senegal the same day.
According to the Thursday issue of the "Independent Post" newspaper,
the
angry fans pounced on sex workers who patronise Lusaka's Addis Ababa
drive and Church roads.
The paper wrote that the fans, wielding sticks, stones and empty
bottles,
rounded up the sex workers whom they beat up, confiscated their
handbags
and chased them around.
One of the fans was quoted as claiming the sex workers were a source of

bad luck and might have contributed to the poor performance by the
national team at the nations cup, being co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria.
The fans contended that the sex workers should have been indoors
watching
the Zambia-Senegal encounter instead of lining up the streets.
"These people are worse than the team's performance at the Africa Cup
and
we shall teach them a lesson. Not only do they spread diseases but they
are
a source of bad luck when such important tournaments are taking place,"

said one fan as he charged at a group of sex workers.
"We shall not leave until the streets are cleared of these
prostitutes," another
angry fan said.
Zambia crashed out of the 22nd Africa cup soccer championships on
Tuesday after drawing with Senegal two-all.
Zambia had lost 0-2 in the opening encounter against Egypt, drew
one-all
against Burkina Faso.
GRi




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