Zambian Sex Workers pay for team's ouster from CAN 2000 Lusaka (Zambia), 5th February 2000 Irate soccer fans in Lusaka on Tuesday evening vented their anger on sex workers following Zambia's exit from the 22nd edition of the African Cup of Nations after a 2-2 draw with Senegal the same day. According to the Thursday issue of the "Independent Post" newspaper, the angry fans pounced on sex workers who patronise Lusaka's Addis Ababa drive and Church roads. The paper wrote that the fans, wielding sticks, stones and empty bottles, rounded up the sex workers whom they beat up, confiscated their handbags and chased them around. One of the fans was quoted as claiming the sex workers were a source of bad luck and might have contributed to the poor performance by the national team at the nations cup, being co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria. The fans contended that the sex workers should have been indoors watching the Zambia-Senegal encounter instead of lining up the streets. "These people are worse than the team's performance at the Africa Cup and we shall teach them a lesson. Not only do they spread diseases but they are a source of bad luck when such important tournaments are taking place," said one fan as he charged at a group of sex workers. "We shall not leave until the streets are cleared of these prostitutes," another angry fan said. Zambia crashed out of the 22nd Africa cup soccer championships on Tuesday after drawing with Senegal two-all. Zambia had lost 0-2 in the opening encounter against Egypt, drew one-all against Burkina Faso. GRi ___________________________________________________________________ Get smart - get your FREE email at http://email.looksmart.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------