{"id":37855,"date":"2023-01-09T00:50:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T00:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/grant-at-heroes-on-scouting-mission"},"modified":"2023-01-09T01:08:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T01:08:10","slug":"grant-at-heroes-on-scouting-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/grant-at-heroes-on-scouting-mission","title":{"rendered":"Grant at Heroes on scouting mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Avram Grant began his reign as Chipolopolo coach with a scouting mission as the Israeli witnessed first hand what the Zambian Super League can offer. On Sunday, the 69 year old was at National Heroes Stadium as the league resumed.<\/p>\n<p>The former Chelsea and West Ham boss spent 4 hours at the Stadium running the rule on potential national team prospects. In the first match, Grant watched Emmanuel Amunike drilled Zanaco hammer Chambishi 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>In the second match, he saw Napsa Stars outclass Red Arrows with a 3-1 win in Janny Sikazwe\u2019s final match. Grant penned a two year deal as Chipolopolo head coach last month and will have his first match in March as Zambia faces off with Lesotho in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Avram Grant began his reign as Chipolopolo coach with a scouting mission as the Israeli witnessed first hand what the Zambian Super League can offer. On Sunday, the 69 year old was at National Heroes Stadium as the league resumed. 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