U19B Regional Football

On Friday the 2^nd of March the U19 boys' team went to Mpelembe School to play in the regional football tournament. There were 9 teams taking part in the tournament and they were divided into 2 pools. Pool A which had Mpelembe, Ndola Trust, Simba and Amano, and pool B which had Chengelo, Trident, Kalulushi, Lechwe and Nsansa.

Our first game of the day was against Ndola Trust. In this game both teams had many chances but neither team was able to convert those chances into goals, so despite it being quite an open game it finished 0-0. 

Our second game was against Simba. In this game we started off really lazily, we gave away the ball too cheaply and we weren’t really creating anything going forward. We conceded an early goal and that gave us a real kick up the backside and a quick reply from Chanda meant that we went in at half time with the scores at 1-1. After some strong words from Mr Kirk at half time we came back and bossed the second half scoring two more without any reply. The goals were scored by Musonda and Chanda. So we won that game 3-1.

Our last game was against Mpelembe. This was a difficult game, we lacked confidence and we weren’t really fighting in the first half. They bossed that half and we were lucky to only concede two goals. In the second half we fought much harder but in the end they out played us and beat us 4-0.

I want to thank the team for putting in the effort when it counted, and Mr Kirk and Mr Grove for coaching us and driving us. I also want to thank God that we had a good time and that there were very few injuries.

Report by S. Kirk

Team talk together with Mr Kirk

Amano's Ilunga attacking Simba with Chandalala supporting

Defending a free kick for Ndola

Graham was a good substitute at left back, playing for his first time at U19 level

Attacking corner against Simba

Cross Country

On Saturday the 24^th February the under 16 girls ran cross country that was held here at Amano. There were five schools who participated; Simba, Lechwe,Ndola trust,Lifesong and Amano. We ran 5km. There were 7 in my team, we came out in first place and got gold medals and the trophy. I really thank the team for their hard work and perseverance and everyone who supported us. And above all GOD who kept us safe and for a good weather. Mr Grove, thank you for organising it all.

Thank you so much.
Report by R. Nawakwi

Primary gearing up for the start

Off to a flying start!

There were some U11's 'fun running' for Amano

Kukenga giving a helping hand

Amano hosted the ISAZ Cross-country competition on Saturday 24th February, and 7 of the older boys ran in the open category.

We competed against 4 schools which were: Lifesong [non-ISAZ guests], Ndola Trust, Lechwe and Simba.

Our team did really well on that day as they all ran hard and did their best. So out of everyone that was competing we came out 2^nd out of the 5 schools, with Lifesong taking 1^st by a long way with 21 points, but from the ISAZ schools, Amano came out 1^st with 38 points, followed by Simba with 85 points and finally Lechwe with 135 points. The girls also came out 1^st with 51 points.

I would like to thank the team for putting in a lot of effort, some running with colds, which I am sure was not easy. I would also like to thank Mr Grove for organising the whole thing and ultimately I would like to thank God for the good day and that everything went well without anyone getting seriously injured.

Thank you very much.  
Report by C. Muleya

It was hard work for some...

... but not for others!

Stuart and Mrs Walker helping at the PTA stall

Amano's U13's, U16's and U19's all came out first over all this year. The U13 boys had a tough day and of course everybody was undone by our guests Lifesong, but there was good depth in the teams and it was great to see so many involved with the new team structure. "Well done everyone". Our thanks also goes to our neighbour for allowing us access to her farm, "Thank you".
Mr Grove

The U19's and U16's get underway

Musonda blazing through undeterred

Some pick their way round others brave the water

Part of the beautiful forest at the 3km mark

Rosemary (c) ran a stunning race beating all girls and many boys

Thoko braving the slippery rocks and roots

Family Service

Sunday the 18^th of February saw the first Family Worship service for the year.

Pupils, staff and parents alike were invited and there were over 200 in attendance on the day. A  Praise band led by Mr Bachman and other staff of Amano enhanced the worship and praise. The children provided a lively accompaniment to ‘I’ve got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy’ and this was reflected in their enthusiastic performance of the song.  Mr J.J. Zhou spoke about his involvement in the work amongst the Chinese community and showed a presentation about the Chinese New Year drawing a contrast  between this celebration and the lives of the children of Israel. An offering was taken to support a new project amongst the community. A Sunday School led by Mrs Kirk and a team of helpers taught the children about sharing their joy with others. Mr M Pflaum spoke on Paul’s joy whilst in jail encouraging us to be joyful in all situations. Mr J. Furnish concluded the service with prayer, announcements and an invitation to enjoy a lunch together.

The next Family Service will be scheduled to take place on 25^th March at 11.00.

Contributed by Mrs Reid 

Welcome...

The 'joyful accompaniment'

The praise group

A Great Time of Fellowship

17 February was a busy day for the Boys and Girls Dorms. The morning began with some indoor football for the boys with the girls watching and cheering. After football we all enjoyed a nice lunch in the hall. Following lunch, the children were lined up and marched to the Girls Dorm for a Surprise Birthday Party for Asia that was hosted by her parents. At 1500 the boys returned to the Girls Dorm where we all joined together for a braii and movie night. The children played games while the food was being prepared. After supper we watched “Left Behind,” starring Kirk Cameron. Mr. Kamanga closed the evening with a short message from God’s Word and a prayer. Fun was had by all. 

Reported by Miss Jackie

New Sports Kits

The Secondary Sports department of Amano Christian School are very grateful to the kind donation of money from the closing PTA of St Louis RC School, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in England. The money has gone into buying some superb new kit that are the envy of former students and a delight for the current students. Our cricket, rugby and netball teams have all benefited as can be seen in this years' blogs. Thank you very much for your generosity.

Rugby team in their brand new kit

5-a-side Football

This is a great opportunity for the school staff to interact with the students outside of school hours in competitive sport. This was our second year and the pressure was on the staff to retain their title of last year, though each one feeling disproportionately older!
Primarily this is a boarding activity, but this year saw a number of our day students from Kitwe and Chingola attend too. They made a positive impact to the event. One staff team named "Don't Break!", and three student teams, "All Stars", "Chiefs" and "United Squad", all sought to win the trophy-less accomplishment of best 5 aside team 2018. With the hall cleared of all furniture, goals marked out and rules clarified, we were set to go.
Each team played the other teams twice in 12min games. Some good performances were put in by Mr Sven, Graham in goal, Chilanzi, Joseph and Taonga from the younger boys. Below are the results for those interested.
Don't Break finished with 12pts. Four wins and 2 losses made things very tight at the end.
All Stars had a hard day with 0 points.
Chiefs were looking strong and scored fluently finishing with 11pts. 3 wins, 2 draws and a loss. PD +6
United Squad were also strong and ended with 11pts. 3 wins, 2 draws and a loss. PD +3
Thankfully no staff broke and we retained the the illustrious title much to the astonishment of United Squad.

Thank you for a fun morning everyone.
Mr Grove

Taonga attacking for United Squad

Peter playing for the Chiefs

The crowds flocked to the spectacle

Chandalala of the Chiefs, shooting at Cholwe, United Squad

Youngsters L-R: Joseph, Chilanzi, Juandre, Chandalala and Troy

Evasive Action! Graham was solid in goal.

Nate of United getting stuck in

The big boys of All Stars and Chiefs, Philip (in goal) and Ilunga

FQML Rugby 7's

Amano Christian School went to Simba school to play FQML sevens rugby against 8 other teams [Saturday 10th February]. Our first game was tough, it was against Mpelembe. In general we were a lot more prepared than what they were, but it still took us a little while to get our heads in the game. We managed to score one hard earned try by Musonda and sadly just missed another two tries. We ended that game 7-0.

Teams L-R: AISL, Chiwala, Chengelo, Simba, Amano, Trident

L-R Captain Philip, Top try scorer Musonda, Conversion kicker Cholwe, Prop Kaoma

In our second game we were a lot more prepared and communicated quite a lot more. When we played Chiwala boys, we hammered them 21-3, with two tries from Musonda and one from myself.

In our third game against Kansenshi, we didn’t exactly have the fairest game, but the guys kept their cool and pushed forward. We scored two tries taking that game 10-0.

Another visit to Mpelembe's try line going unrewarded

Xavier scrumming down against Mpelembe

Our final game in our pool was against Simba. They came on very strong and scored a try very early in the game. We fought hard and just as the bell rang for the end of the game, Ilunga made a spectacular run, right past their defence, 'dummied' a player and scored a beautiful try. This game ended tied at 5-5.

Conditions started well...

...but deteriorated significantly!

Overall we came first in our pool and this meant that we would be playing for first and second position, the cup final, and our opponents would be Trident.

When we played Trident, it didn’t take us long to realise that they did not come there to have fun, after conceding two tries against us and 5 penalties in the first half, we realised that sportsmanship was apparently not the aim of the game here. We managed to get a penalty try after Musonda was high-tackled out of desperation [by the last defender]. We sadly lost the final game 17-7. 

The finish of Trident Cup Final.

Somewhat muddied but still smiling. A good day out for the boys

Nevertheless, the guys kept an amazingly cool tone even though it was not the match we were hoping for. In general I was very proud to have been the captain of this team and will encourage them to work harder and harder and to keep up the effort. I finally just want to thank Mr Grove for his support and training, and God, that he gave us more than we hoped for. Never minding the scores, I still believe we came out champions of that tournament.

Philip receiving Runners-up award and participation shirts

Report by P. Nieuwoudt