By Ann Zulu
YOUTHS in Lusaka’s Chibolya township
have implored Government and the business community to help fight youth
delinquency in the area by putting up sporting structures.
Chibolya is one of Lusaka’s notorious
compounds renowned for drug trafficking and a haven of crime.
But young people in the area are
determined to paint a positive picture of the area, by using soccer to keep
them away from a life of delinquency.
Drug addict
They noted that the levels of drug and
alcohol abuse among youths in the country was extremely high and feared that
the situation would worsen if not addressed.
Moses Chali, a youth spearheading a community
football club called the Young Stars in the area, the youths were engaged in anti-social vices due to lack of adequate
recreation centers to keep them busy.
“The majority of young people here are
jobless, so they end up abusing drugs and alcohol which is not a good thing. If
only Government and other organizations can come on board and build sporting
facilities, I am sure all this could come to an end because young people love
sports,” Mr. Chali said.
Mr. Chali said he decided to come up
with a football club in the area to deter fellow youths from engaging in drug
pushing and crime and appealed for assistance or sponsorship from well-wishers.
“I came up with this club just to help keep
my fellow youths away from bad vices. I have about 20 youths who come to play
and they are all talented. What is
lacking now is sponsorship; we just need more people to help us,” he said.
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