Steven :Algerian, just because we are friendly here doesn’t mean you should get too comfortable. We can see for ourselves that our stadium is below par, we will deal with it, we don’t need too many external observations. Just for that comment, Singuluma will score two goals against you guys.

Well said Steven, we do not need these chaps from Algeria to patronize us. They have insulted us enough. We have to beat them here! At all costs. We can quarell as a family but it is not forv them to take advantage.
On June 20 Algerians will cry with their cry baby coach!

Billy :

Romantic Monk :Ay Civil Engineers on this blog, they can uderstand this issue better. some of us here are making an issue out of our ignorance. you need site offices and housing before you start the works. Gents, the chinese are quite fast in terms of construction, you’ll see when they start working on the three stadia. you need first to do the ground work before you start. like for independence and maramba, revised designs need to be made and agreed upon before the works commence. these things are necesary before you can commence any project. any Civil Engineer, Architect, QS and the like will say amen to this

Now does it mean its only in Zambia where it takes forever to the preparations you have mentioned? Takwaba. For how long can we wait. It is this Zambian culture of procrastinations that has made it to be the way it is. Somebody help.

I agree with you on the procrastination issue. I was in west africa a few weeks go, bwana, the stadia there are world class and there are still building new ones. even varsities have better stadia than independence staduim. LOL. Our leaders are somewhat to blame.

But, for the Ndola Stadium, the works will be starting soon and we’ll all appreciate at the pace the contractor will be moving.

Step Aside :I think if we set our priorities right, the chnese should have gone for Independence Stadium first. After all it is only the grand stand that needs to be built and so it wouldn’t take as much time as erecting a complete stadium (in Ndola). That way we would not have all these warnings from FIFA.
The way I feel right now is that FIFA should give altimatum with minimum requirements for a “normal” stadium to use on June 20. Perhaps that could be more of wake up call for Chipungu (who apparently has stayed mute over the state of the stadia in our country).

Independence is more of a complicated issue. In construction, rehabs are more complex than new constructions. this is so because new designs have to match the old design. Let us just continue pushing RB and his collegues to fix the funing issues for the two issues.

The way I feel right now is that FIFA should give altimatum with minimum requirements for a “normal” stadium to use on June 20. Perhaps that could be more of wake up call for Chipungu (who apparently has stayed mute over the state of the stadia in our country).