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Daniel Owefin Amukachi should with immediate effect stop to analyse any future football games on DSTV's Super Sport channel to be played by zambia's c

Daniel Owefin Amukachi should with immediate effect stop to analyse any future football games on DSTV's Super Sport channel to be played by zambia's c

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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 7 months ago
The stir behind the #AmukachiMustGo began from c omments made by Former Nigerian Striker Daniel Owefin Amukachi on a Super-Sport AFCON Panel. He was reflecting on the performance of the Zambia National team at the current AFCON 2012, where in my sense, he degraded Zambian players by saying they will be asking for autographs from the Senegalese players from the first game. In the second game against Libya he said Zambian players look like orphans. I understand that the invited panelists by Super- Sport are expected to offer a balance of the teams playing by having support from each team present on the panel. Support or preference for a team is Fine, Criticism towards a team or teams is also Fine. Blasphemy towards a team or teams is unacceptable. I can understand the Zambian team don't have many trophies to their name, they don't have many international players that play in top leagues in the world as compared to other African countries, but I think its wrong to degrade us to the point where Amukachi feels our Zambian team will be amazed by playing the Senegalese, to the point where they'll be asking for autographs.Please don't take advantage of our Zambian kindness. We are naturally not fighters, socially and politically. I think an apology is needed here. Secondly, to refer to our Zambian team as orphans is totally and extremely low and of no connection to the tournament being played. Zambian football is affected by the pain that was left behind by our fallen heroes (May their Souls Rest in Peace). Our Heroes left behind grieving Wifes, Children, Families, Friends and an Entire Country. Till this day We do not know what fully happened and this is a very sore and sensitive topic amongst most Zambians. To have Amukachi on a Super-Sport panel expressing his arrogance, insensitive views and unprofessional analysis or criticism of our Zambian team is disgusting. We, as a people of zambia and commited subscribers of Dstv firmly stand for the removal of Daniel Owefin Amukachi by Super-Sport from any sport panel discussing Zambian Football or any sport being played by Zambians.

Updates

January 27, 2012

The calls to refer to our players as orphans are still burning in the minds of everyone who cares about this team. We are quietly putting together a formal request to the station to address this blatant lack of respect for our national pride.

January 27, 2012

Seeing this kind of backing proves that I am not the only one who felt the sting of those cruel comments. It is validating to know that so many others refuse to let our team be treated with such blatant disrespect.

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Mwila Rogers
14 years ago Featured

Unprofessional. Calling players orphans is just plain mean and has nothing to do with football. Get him out.

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Lungu Iyer
14 years ago Featured

SuperSport needs to do better. We pay our subs to watch analysis not to hear someone insult our national pride. Keep him away from zambian matches!

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Mutale Graham
14 years ago Featured

He is always talking down on us. Enough is enough.

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Kabaso Afolabi
14 years ago Featured

Totally uncalled for. Amukachi needs to learn some manners before he opens his mouth on live tv again.

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Chanda Mehta
14 years ago Featured

This is completely disrespectful! Who does he think he is talking about our boys like that? He needs to be taken off the panel immediately.

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Bwalya Webb
14 years ago Featured

So arrogant. Glad someone is finally speaking up about this guy.