Why Zambia Won The 2012 AFCOM Cup

After the dramatic win by the Zambian national soccer team over the Ivory Coast soccer team in Libreville, Gabon on 12 February 2012 several people have put forward their opinions as to why we won. Many football analysers have labelled Zambians as "underdogs" from the beginning of the tournament.

Despite all the odds Zambians carried the day on 12 February 2012. In this post I put forward my belief as to why we won.

1) We Zambians won not because of what people thought of us but because of our resolve to win. The so-called soccer analysists and specialists have been proved to be greatest pathological liars. The word "underdog" belongs to the dark world of Satan.

2) We won not because of "Good luck" but because we were destined to win. When God says YES in your life, no man can say no!

3) We won not because of the desire to have more wealth but because of our faith in the Lord. "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. " (Matthew 6:33).

4) We won not because a Sangoma foresaw it but because our God was on our side. If God is for us who can be against us ? I therefore, rebuke Satan for some nonbelievers suggesting that the South African Sangoma who foresaw be invited for the celebrations.

A Sangoma will never be a messenger of God ! He is destined to be punished by the wrath of God.

"And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus. Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand." (Acts 13:6-11).

Our victory was prophesied by several men and women of God without the cheap publicity through the press as of the Sangoma. Some of the prophetic messages were in form of parables. No one rushed to the press to publish it, but as Christians, we kept the faith and prayed over it.

The prize for false prophets can sometimes be inflicted by the devil himself as happened to the seven sons of Sceva.

"Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded." (Acts 19:13-16).

Those who are in support of the Sangoma from South Africa to be invited to Zambia and be part of the celebrations need deliverance and prayer !

The greatest honour to Zambia is winning the Cup, 19 years after the whole National Soccer Team, Officials and Crew perished in a Aircraft crash on the coast of Gabon in Libreville where the final Match was played yesterday. May their souls rest in eternal peace.

Amen !