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FAZ loses appeal at Court of Arbitration

761 ViewsBy Augustine Mukoka Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has lost an appeal against Croat Aljosa Asanovic at the Court of Arbitration for Sport and must now pay him $1.1 Million for wrongful dismissal. A few months ago, FIFA ruled that Asanovic must be paid for the full contract after he was dismissed without proper […]

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Kaunda unveiled as Prison Leopards coach

407 ViewsPrison Leopards FC has named Chris Kaunda as new Head Coach after parting ways with Albert Kachinga. Kaunda, 56, has penned down a 1-year deal with the Zambia Premier League side. The Former ZANACO FC Coach was unveiled by Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) Deputy Commissioner General Mr. Bwalya Kuyomba who was accompanied by Commissioner […]

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Mwepu determined to bring a positive contribution to Chipolopolo set-up

644 ViewsFrancisco Mwepu, the younger brother of former Chipolopolo captain Enock Mwepu, is determined to bring a positive contribution to the national team set-up. Mwepu is on loan at Atlético Sanluqueño from Spanish La Liga side Cadiz, where he has scored 6 goals in 7 games this season and is currently the leading top scorer […]

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Egypt beats Zambia in international friendly

620 ViewsChipolopolo Head Coach, Avram Grant, has recorded his first defeat at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the United Arab Emirates after a 1-0 loss to Egypt. The Copper Bullets failed to break the 27-year winless streak against the Pharaohs during an international friendly match, on Thursday evening. Egypt’s Hamdi Fathi’s injury-time header gave Egypt […]

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Zambia through to the semifinals

903 ViewsIn the 2023 COSAFA Women’s Championship, Zambia defeated Comoros 5-1 in a strong performance that secured their spot in the semifinals of the tournament. Fridah Kabwe scored a hat-trick for Zambia in the 19th, 59th, and 74th minute, while Lushomo Mweemba and Sarah Jere (from a penalty) also added to the scoreline in the […]

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Coach given 3 days ultimatum to improve the team’s performance

675 ViewsZambia National Service (ZNS) Commander Lt Gen Maliti Solochi has given Green Eagles FC Head Coach Alex Namazaba an ultimatum of three games to improve the team’s performance in the 2023/24 MTN Super League season. He says he will fire Namazaba if he does not record better results in the next three games having […]

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Copper Queens back home after successful Morocco trip

822 ViewsThe Zambia Women’s National Team has arrived back home following a successful September FIFA window adventure in Morocco. The Copper Queens touched down at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka aboard Kenyan Airways at 08h58. Only the locally based players jetted into Lusaka as the foreign based players connected to their bases directly […]

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Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania named joint hosts of 2027 AFCON

783 ViewsThe 2027 Africa Cup of Nations will be jointly hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, while Morocco will stage the 2025 edition, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Wednesday. Morocco last hosted the AFCON in 1988 and was chosen in 2015 but asked for the tournament to be postponed because of the […]

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Copper Queens outshine Morocco

515 ViewsBoth Rachel Kundanaji and Barbara Banda scored a hat-trick as the Copper Queens thrashed Morocco 6-2 in an International friendly match at the Prince Heritier Moulay El Hassan Sports Complex in Rabat, Tuesday evening. Kundananji scored in the 20th , 40th and 89th minute while Banda netted a penalty in the 43′ minute, following […]

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DK stadium a huge milestone – FIFA President

696 ViewsFIFA President Gianni Infantino has described the recently rehabilitated David Kaunda (DK) Stadium in Chipata District, Eastern Province as a huge milestone in FIFA’s objective of making football globally accessible. On an Instagram post, Gianni says the step taken is great for football in Zambia. He has also expressed his gratitude to the Football […]

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