“The only ghost on this pitch is the one we bring in our heads.”
“Enough,” said a quiet voice. It was not the coach. It was Lubinda, the 17-year-old left winger, the smallest man on the team. fud football zambia
That night, the bus ride home was loud. The wages were still unpaid. The sponsor was still gone. But for ninety minutes, in the red dust of Msekera Stadium, three ghosts had been exorcised. “The only ghost on this pitch is the