Our Team Vision

As a group, our vision is diving deep into the research of the Chipolopolo plane crash and the effects it had on the Zambian team in terms of being able to rejoin and how their reputation crashed along with it in the eyes of the public. Additionally, we were open to explore the social, political, and global aftermath of the tragic incident as well. We believe covering this event sheds light on how the Zambian national sports team was initially flourishing until a highly conspired crash largely impacted their nation from entering any sports related competitions.

The questions we planned to focus on answering this project are how the death of the Zambian National football team affected the country socially and how it also impacted the political and general sports atmosphere in the country. We further planned to explore how the sports scene in Zambia was before the crash and how it changed after the incident. On top of that, our group touched upon how the crash affected more than just Zambians but several other countries in order to emphasize the solidarity aspect of sports. Lastly, we also mention the legacy that has remained decades after the tragedy and how the Chipolopolo teams are always compared to the team that passed away.

In this team, we are a trio of women known as Katongo Lungu, Tasmia Belal, & Chileleko Sibayumba. We believe we have achieved in creating a wonderful visionary piece that breaks down the history, the remnants, and legacy of the National Zambian Football Team.