Zambian Football

Nkana face Zanaco, Mayuka returns on the locak scene

2008-05-09T12:09:00Z

Zambia’s most popular team and 11 time league winners Nkana red devils tomorrow travel to Lusaka to face Zanaco in the top of bill of the week 9 KCM/FAZ Premier League matches. Nkana have amassed nine points whereas the bankers have 12 points. Flash back;Dejected Zanaco players leaving Nkoloma Stadium after 1-0 loss to Young Arrows The Chamboli and Wusakile faithful who are set to fill Sunset Stadiuma, clad in their red scarves, flags and shirt with news that Patrick Phiri is back on the technical...(read more)

Team of Month: April

2008-05-09T07:07:00Z

Coach: Alfred Mulao Mulao is one of the few coaches in the league who has not been much talked but that bothers the former Zambia international. If fact he was part of the fallen heroes team and also played alongside the two FAZ Chiefs; Emmanuel Munaile and Kalusha Bwalya in the national team set up. Mulao guided Young Arrows to fifth position last season and this season his team are still unbeaten and on top of the KCM/FAZ Premier League summit. But Mulao has started the month of May on a bad note...(read more)

Munaile: We were looking for someone with a point to proof

2008-05-07T17:29:00Z

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Vice President Emmanuel Munaile has said the associaction were looking for a foreign coach who has a point to prove not for someone who has already done it before. Munaile who was addressing the media earlier today accepted that French born coach Hevre Renard might not be what the soccer-mad nation where expecting to take over the Chipolopolo top job. Many fans were anticipating a high profile coach in the mode of Renard’s former boss Claude Leroy, another French...(read more)

Frenchman Renard new Chipolopolo coach

2008-05-07T12:59:00Z

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) made the announcement at a news briefing in Lusaka on Wednesday morning. He will fly into the country next week to complete formalities. His first task is to prepare Chipolopolo for their World Cup and Nations Cup qualifying campaign. Zambia face Togo and Swaziland, with their first match away in Lome. He replaces Patrick Phiri, who's contract was not renewed after he took the team to the Nations Cup earlier this year. Profile:Herve Renard Hervé Renard...(read more)

Mutapa attending trials at Amazulu

2008-05-06T17:41:00Z

Lusaka Dynamos’ attacking midfielder Perry Mutapa is believed to be in South Africa attending trials at PSL side Amazulu. The former Orlando Pirates playmaker left the country last week. Mutapa sustained a thigh injury in league match against Green Buffaloes which forced him to be withdrawn at halftime on April 19. He was scheduled to return to action last week but a check at Queenmead Stadium revealed that the former Zambia under-20(1997-98) captain is still absent from ‘The Elite’ training sessions...(read more)

Chansa:I 'm enjoying & learning from Henrik Larson

2008-05-05T19:00:00Z

When the South African Premier Soccer League disciplinary committee suspended former Orlando Pirates midfielder Isaac Chansa for three months two years ago, many thought the Zambian would struggle to re-launch himself after the ban. Chansa was punished for assaulting an assistant referee during a league match against Jomo Cosmos in December 2006. But the ban was a blessing in disguise as the player, while serving the suspension, later ended up training with Swedish giants Helsingborgs IF during their...(read more)

Zambian Players Abroad Weekend Review: 02-04/05/08

2008-05-05T09:18:00Z

by: Travis Mills Denmark Running off the emotion of the Danish Cup victory earlier in the week, Brondby IF defeated FC Nordsjælland 3-0. Chris Katongo played all 90 minutes but was unable to find the score-sheet, despite a flurry of chances early in the second half. The victory pushes Brondby to 8th place with 5 games remaining in the season, 10 points out of a UEFA cup spot. France With two games left in the Ligue 1 season, and a 4 point defecit, relegation looks certain for RC Strasbourg as they...(read more)

KCM/FAZ Premier League

2008-05-05T09:00:00Z

YOUNG Arrows maintained their unbeaten run and KCM-FAZ Premier Division league leadership despite being held by defending champions Zesco United in an exciting match played yesterday in Lusaka. Hosts skipper Kruger Mwansa capitalised on a mistake by Zesco goalkeeper Jacob Banda when he finished off an eighth minute effort after his initial attempt seemed to have been kept out by the junior international netminder. But the visitors who went into this week eight fixture trailing Arrows by one point...(read more)

Zambian Players Abroad: Weekend Review; 04.05.08

2008-05-05T03:14:00Z

by: Travis Mills Denmark Running off the emotion of the Danish Cup victory earlier in the week, Brondby IF defeated FC Nordsjælland 3-0. Chris Katongo played all 90 minuted but was unable to find the score-sheet, despite a flurry of chances early in the second half. The victory pushes Brondby to 8th place with 5 games remaining in the season, 10 points out of a UEFA cup spot. France With two games left in the Ligue 1 season, and a 4 point defecit, relegation looks certain for RC Strasbourg as they...(read more)

Liwewe: The new generation must emulate the Fallen Heroes' Commitment

2008-05-04T15:39:00Z

Zambia's greatest soccer commentator Dennis Liwewe has challenged Zambia's new generation of players to emulate the commitment and discipline of the 'Fallen Heroes.' Indeed the nation was trounced because it had lost assets which were unreplaceable.The lads were just unstoppable and had we not lost them, we would have been talking about how Zambia national soccer team lifted the 1994 Africa cup trophy. " Thousands wailed while hundreds failed as the 30 bodies of the plane crash...(read more)

Zanaco Trio off South Africa for Trials?

2008-05-03T10:36:00Z

On loan Zanaco trio of Yorum Mwila, Banda 'Thiery' Henry and Luka Tembo have left the country to attend trials at South Africa Premier Soccer League side BidVest Wits. The trio left country this morining. The trials are been facilitated by Chimparamba. The trio are on loan from Chimparamba Youth Academy which is run by two brothers; Nenani and James Banda. Nenani is based in South Africa while James is a Lusaka businessman. According to sources the trio teenages are scheduled to spend 10...(read more)

Tswanas have achieved their objective, FAZ learn to strategise

2008-05-02T20:15:00Z

Botswana 1-0 Zambia Young Arrows' centre back Whiteson Simwanza scored an own goal to gift the Zebras a slim advantage but the junior Chipolopolo can still overturn in the return leg on 17th May.Simwanza was playing his first international game but scoring an own is not the end of the world. The elegant Young Arrows defender has been in fantastic form this season. Even the great Elijah Tana costed Zambia's qualifying to the 2004 Afcon when his back pass to Davies Phiri was intercepted by...(read more)

Chipolopolo face Botswana in CHAN Qualifier

2008-05-02T08:44:00Z

New look Zambia national soccer team will lock horns against Botswana this afternoon in the CHAN qualifying first leg. Zambia beat Swaziland 4-1 on aggregate in the last round. Stand in coach Peter Kaumba will be banking for inspirational of Lusaka Dynamos midfielder William Njobvu and Power Dynamos captain Francis Kasonde. The duo are the only players who were at the Afcon earlier in the year. Most of the players in the squad have less than five international caps. At just 21, Njobvu is one of the...(read more)

Kabwe Warriors Secretary:Mayuka's trials progressing well,

2008-05-02T07:37:00Z

KABWE Warriors secretary Hyden Dingwall has revealed that the junior international striker Emmanuel Mayuka has started observation training with Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. In an interview, Dingwall said Mayuka's agent had informed him that the player was doing trials and was confident Mayuka would be successful. Dingwall said although Mayuka was meant to attend trials at both Sporting Lisbon and FC Porto, the schedule looked like he was only going be with Sporting Lisbon. "Mayuka's...(read more)

Hichani makes his point!

2008-05-01T18:06:00Z

Hichani Himoonde’s first half screamer was enough to give Lusaka Dynamos all three points on the road today. 'HH' was a tower in defence for 'The Elite.' And Zanaco fans turned the heat on coach Wesley Mondo with most of edging manangement to sack him. The Hanif Adams boys now move to seventh while Zanaco drop to nineth. Zanaco's player/coach Numba Mumamba terrorized defenders on the flank, taking on as many as three before whipping in dangerous crosses that were well handled...(read more)