Zambia withdraws from Africa Chess Championship
LUSAKA, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Zambia chess players will not take part in the 2013 African Chess Championships because Chess Federation of Zambia has failed to raise funds to send the team, the Zambia Daily Mail reported on Thursday.
Zambia was expected to send four players for the championships which kicks off on Friday in Tunisia.
"Unfortunately, the team is not going. We have not managed to get sponsors for the team to travel," Chanda Nsakanya, Chess Federation of Zambia secretary, was quoted as saying by the paper.
The official however said the country will send the players for a tournament in Tanzania.
Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com