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...this tournament gives each participant a feel of representing their country
at national level. Every game played will be cherished and will further bring us closer to the bank’s corporate philosophy of being “Africa’s Global Bank.”
ISSA MAMADOU TRAORE
/TEAM CAPTAIN/
As captain of our team and on be- half of all players I can confidently tell you that we have one goal, the cup! As PELE says “Whoever thinks that victory does not matter will never win anything” and we think this cup counts and will do everything to win!
TOUMANI SAMAKE
/STRIKER/
For a first participation in this tour- nament, I wish that the name of UBA Mali is engraved in gold letters by a memorable victory!
SEGA SY
/GOALIE/
The young UBA Mali team has just learned to play together. We hope to win this cup to honour UBA Mali’s first participation in the Chairman’s Cup. Our goal is to make a double this year with the Chairman’s Cup and also the Malian Interbank Cup!!!
MWANSA GLEN
/COACH/
Well, I expect a great outing from
the team, we have put quite a lot in our preparation for the tournament and the guys are looking forward to compete for the championship. We have had serious test matches with well-established football clubs to give us insight on the possible competition we may find at the tournament, and I can confirm the squad is ready.
Our team is relatively new, motivated and with great momentum. Some of our achievements include:
• Runners up in the KAYULA CANCER
FOUNDATION TOURNAMENT (20
teams).
• Semi-finalist Bank of Zambia 2018
football tournament
• Knockout-stage in the 2019 Zambia
Institute of Bankers’ Association. KAMUTI MWIYA
/CAPITAN/
I look forward to competing with different nationals representing their subsidiaries. Being African, and having watched the Africa Cup of Nations,
I feel this tournament gives each participant a feel of representing their country at national level. Every game played will be cherished and will further bring us closer to the bank’s corporate philosophy of being “Africa’s Global Bank”.
It is very difficult to determine the
odds of winning when you know very little about your opponents. Howev- er, based on the level of talent in our team and the tremendous hard work we put in training, I am confident UBA Zambia will be a strong contender for the trophy. The level of team chemistry and mental strength the squad has built in the recent past certainly posi- tions us well to compete favourable.
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