Africa-Press – Zambia. The Zambia Fallen Heroes 1993 Foundation has officially been launched with a vision of sustainably maintaining the 1993 Gabon Disaster Heroes legacy.
The foundation has been formed by the families of the 1993 Gabon Air Crash heroes who are on a mission to creatively, innovatively and independently run the foundation as an empowerment tool for the 1993 Gabon Disaster Fallen Heroes families.
Foundation chairperson Tamalilapo Mtonga, daughter of late physician Wilson Mtonga said during the launch at Heroes Acre in Lusaka that the immediate 30 families of the late heroes have a desire to build a sustainable legacy lasting beyond the 28th April annual memorial.
“As families, we will continue to celebrate their lives in perpetuity and collaborate with all relevant stakeholders and be a part of the fallen heroes cherished dream of getting Zambia to the World Cup for the first time and probably win it,” Mtonga said.
Mtonga appealed to corporate bodies to contribute funds towards the renovation of the fallen heroes’ graves and surroundings at Heroes Acre that have become an eyesore due to passage of time.
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga commended the families for coming up with the initiative and assured them of the FAZ Executive’s total support.
Speaking in a speech read on his behalf by FAZ deputy general secretary Joseph Chimpampwe, Kamanga praised the families for actualizing the idea of coming up with a foundation.
“After this launch, we shall engage more partners and work hand in hand with the families to ensure that the foundation is fully supported,” Kamanga said.
So far, Multichoice Zambia, Power Dynamos, Forest Rangers, ZANACO, Zambia Former Footballers Association, Liquid Technologies, Toyota and Premium Credit have come on board to support the Foundation.
ZANACO Football Club Chairperson David Musunga paid tribute to the fallen heroes for laying the path of a strong football foundation.
“Tribute goes to the fallen heroes who set up the path for the success of Zambia in the years after the tragic event,” Musunga said.
“We wish to pay tribute to the children, families, the Football Association of Zambia and everybody who has come to support the Foundation to ensure that the legacy of our heroes continues.”
The launch was also attended by late Eston Mulenga and Numba Mwila’s sons Patrick and Numba Junior, Godfrey Chitalu’s daughter Chewe, Zambia Former Footballers Association chairperson Moomba N’gandu, 2012 AFCON winner Chintu Kampamba and former Nkwazi coach Dennis Makinka among others.
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