Mongu Stadium will be built soon, I have never started a project and failed-Kambwili
SPORTS Minister Chishimba Kambwili has said his ministry intends to build a 15,000 to 20,000-seater capacity stadium in Mongu at the earliest possible time as one way of taking development to Western Province. This follows Republic President Michael Sata’s directive on Monday to Kambwili through Labour Minister, Fackson Shamenda, for the immediate construction of King [...]
Zambia received a timely boost ahead of the defense of its African Cup of Nations title with a confident 1-0 win over tournament host South Africa in a friendly on Wednesday. Fellow Cup of Nations hopefuls Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria all lost at home, however, while Gabon – which didn’t qualify for next year’s continental [...]
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OBSERVATION with CHAPADONGO LUNGU A FLURRY of messages streamed into my phone following Zambia’s qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after edging hosts Uganda 9-8 on penalties in a match the gods were clearly on our side. I will share a few with you – the readers – who have kept this column [...]
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Zambia won a penalty shootout over Uganda on Saturday to qualify for a chance to defend their African Nations Cup title in South Africa next January. Twenty kicks were needed before the continental champions advanced 9-8 on penalties after losing the second leg of their final round qualifier 1-0 to their hosts in Kampala. Patrick [...]
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AFRICA champions Zambia are psyched up to secure their passage to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals, but fully aware that Uganda are just as keen to win today’s decisive qualifier in Kampala. It is not the shame of not qualifying for the finals that has fired up the Chipolopolo, but the belief that [...]
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THE unavailability of midfield maestro Rainford Kalaba in Zambia’s squad for tomorrow’s decisive Africa Cup qualifier against Uganda a blow, says coach Herve Renard but he contends he has quality players to replace the playmaker. And the Chipolopolo arrived in Kampala last night. Kalaba who has been influential in the African champion’s success will miss [...]
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THE national under-17 national soccer team yesterday left for South Africa with coach Osward Mutapa bubbling with confidence that his charges will beat the hosts in this Saturday’s 2013 Africa Junior Championship first leg qualifier match. Zambia will play South Africa at the Orlando Stadium in Soweto, the home ground of giants Orlando Pirates. Mutapa [...]
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SOCCER REVIEW with NEBAT MBEWE THE bid for a place at the 2014 World Cup finals is firmly back on track; qualification for the 2013 Africa Cup finals hangs by a thread; and Zambia’s under-20 is in tatters in more ways than one. These, in a nutshell, are the good, the bad and the ugly [...]
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FOUR Zambian players, among them Africa Cup winning captain, Christopher Katongo have been shortlisted for the 2012 African Player-of-the-Year Award. Katongo, Emmanuel Mayuka, Rainford Kalaba and Stoppila Sunzu have made the 34-man shortlist for the continent’s finest player alongside Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba and 2011 winner, Yaya Toure. It will be the first time since [...]
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ZAMBIA is now Africa’s sixth ranked team in Africa after moving up two places on the FIFA ratings. According to the latest rankings released in Zurich, Switzerland yesterday, the African Chipolopolo have also improved by one position in the world to 41. The Chipoloopolo’s rise is attributed to the September 8, 2012 1-0 victory over [...]
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