Sport
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Zambia Prepares for Namibia Friendly
Chipolopolo coach Herve Renard will start preparations for the the May 24 friendly against Namibia one man down after new call-up Christopher Munthali suffered injury during training at his club Nkana. Renard named centre-half Munthali in a 24 member team comprising home-based players to face Namibia away in Windhoek as Zambia prepares for two crucial Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Sudan next month. The news of Munthali’s injury was confirmed by Nkana coach Masautso Mwale who said the player picked the injury on Thursday, a day before he was named in the team that goes into residential …More
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Worms Attack Venue for June World Cup Qualifier in Zambia
Ndola’s Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, the venue for next months’ two Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Sudan, has had its surface attacked by ants suspected to be army worms. According to sources at the facility, the ants were suspected to be army worms and had attacked the grass leading to panic as Zambia prepares to host Lesotho and Sudan on June 8 and 15 respectively. “Yes it is true the grass is being eaten away and we only noticed on Saturday and alerted the authorities and as today there were people who came to spray and I think …More
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Chipolopolo Collect A Paltry K50, 000 for Zimbabwe Victory
Local players that beat Zimbabwe 2-0 in a 20th Gabon Memorial were paid K50 old currency for their victory. According to the players who opted to remain anonymous the Lusaka based players were paid K50, 000 while their colleagues from the Copperbelt got K120 for their transport. The players said it was unfair that an international engagement could yield such a low allowance. “We were shocked that we were paid KrK50 for winning against Zimbabwe which was for our transport. You can imagine that was an international game and we had to sacrifice our time at the time our clubs …More
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Zambia One Down on FIFA Monthly Chart
Zambia has slipped further down on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World rankings occupying 46th slot on the global stage and seventh on the African continent. The Chipolopolo, who have struggled to replicate their 2012 Africa Cup winning form, has been in free fall since returning from the 2012 event. According to bolazambia, Herve Renard’s lads were 45th last month and now occupy position 46 on the global chart but remain number 7 in Africa. Cote d’Ivoire is the highest ranked African team on 12 place and take the first slot. Zambia’s opponents in next month’s Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier on June …More
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Police Outfit, Nkwazi, Gets Rid of Trainer Mutapa
Super Division side Nkwazi Football Club has dismissed coach Oswald Mutapa barely five weeks after the commencement of the league. Mutapa who masterminded the police outfit’s return to the topflight has shockingly been shown the door after managing two wins, a draw and three losses. “Be informed that Nkhwazi Executive Committee Football Club has terminated the Services of Osward Mutapa as head coach for the club together with his Assistant Coach Kelvin Kanyanta,” read the statement media officer Levy Lilanga. “The termination of their services was resolved at the club Executive Committee meeting which was held on Monday, 29th April, …More
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Zambia Win Memorial Match
National team assistant coach Patrice Beaumelle says the 2-0 win over Zimbabwe was a befitting memory to the 1993 Gabon air disaster victims. And Zimbabwe coach Diters Pagel said his team were second best as they were a hurriedly assembled squad. In a post match interview after Zambia beat Zambia 2-0 in match organised to commemorate the 1993 Gabon disaster Beaumelle said the game showed that Zambia had a lot of talent. “Today is a special day because it is a memory for our brothers who died in a plane crash it shows that they are special in our hearts,” …More
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Zambia’s Fallen Soccer Heroes: A Tear-Jerking Tale
Exactly twenty years after Zambia plunged into one of its darkest days in history, memories of what was the best collection of soccer talent in the country are still as fresh as yesterday in honour of 30 gallant players, coaches, officials and crew members that perished off the coast of Gabon enroute to a US ’94 World Cup qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. That fateful night has long remained in the memories not only of their families but those of the entire Zambia and the football fraternity world over. The military plane was carrying a 30 member crew, 18 of …More
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Chipolopolo Trials ‘Moribund,’ Says Mumba
Outspoken Under-20 trainer Keagan Mumba runs the risk of being sanctioned for stingingly describing the on-going national team trials as moribund. A visibly angry Herve Renard said the comments attributed to Mumba would land him in big trouble. Mumba has been critical of Renard and recently said the recent poor show of the Chipolopolo in international assignments was because the coach and his players relaxed and went on holiday. Mumba who masterminded Zanaco’s 2012 league triumph said he wondered whether selection was done in taverns as the local coaches were not consulted. “As far as I am concerned this programme …More
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Zambia Coach Announce over 100 Local Players for June Task
Chipolopolo coach Herve Renard has drafted a 162 member team in yet another phase towards picking teams to represent Zambia during the African Nations (CHAN) qualifiers and the COSAFA Senior challenge that the country will host in July this year. According to a list obtained by bolazambia.com, the usual suspects on the local front have made the squad among them Red Arrows stars Bruce Musakanya, Shadreck Malambo, Danny Munyau who have flirted with the senior national team in the recent past. Joining them are Lubambo Musonda, Mukuka Mulenga, Thomas Nyirenda and Roderick Kabwe among the already known faces. COPA Coca-Cola …More
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FAZ can Appeal Bonetti Verdict, says FIFA
FIFA says the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) can appeal the compensation verdict of US $382, 000 to Italian Dario Bonetti who coached Chipolopolo between June 2010 and October 2011. The world soccer governing body FIFA has issued the official outcome of former Chipolopolo coach Dario Bonetti’s complaint against the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) stating the compensation for the Italian had been determined at US $382, 000 (about K 2 billion). According to bolazambia, FIFA says FAZ has indicated grounds of appeal against the decision and therefore the decision to award Bonetti $382, 000 was not yet final and …More