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21/01/2012

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Zambian football crash

How Zambia overcame tragedy to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994.

In 1993, Zambia went into mourning when most of its promising football side were killed in an air crash.

But just a year later, a re-built team managed to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations, playing great football along the way.

Claire Bowes speaks to Zambian team captain, Kalusha Bwalya.

PHOTO: Fans watch the new Zambian side train for the African Cup of Nations (Simon Bruty/Getty Images Sport).

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