Bruce Mwape

“Japan women's football will grow and television broadcasting is important for that. We want to be able to move people emotionally with our game”

“Now football will be shown to many more Japanese people and that helps our players as well, and our fight”

“We regard ourselves as an epic team that can challenge any other team in the world”

“As far as I'm concerned, we cannot consider ourselves as underdogs”

“They've been to the African Cup twice, they've been to the Olympics. So for me, I think they have the experience required to play in this competition,”

“Experience is also important, but the games that we have played, I think our girls now have gained that experience”

“Maybe the age will give us an advantage. Playing old people, I think they will not withstand that pressure from the young ones”

“This is a huge plus for women’s football in Zambia and shows tremendous growth in our game”

“It means a lot to me because this will be a back-to-back participation in the Olympics. To me its good and the way we have improved from the time I started coaching this team, we have managed to go to all major tournaments. We have been to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, the Olympics and even the World Cup so it is actually a bonus to me that we are going there again in succession”

“The accusers have always hidden under the guise of social media and have never identified any victim in this entire episode. I have always been ready to cooperate with any investigations….. I hope once everything is concluded, the allegations will be put to rest”

“I shall cooperate throughout the investigations because I want my name to be cleared and people should know the truth”

“I am happy that FIFA is investigating the matter because it will provide an opportunity for my name to be cleared of all the allegations”