Local players fail Renard
ZAMBIA soccer team coach Herve Renard has said locally based players need to show more desire when given a chance to feature for the Chipolopolo international friendly matches. And Renard, despite Zambia’s 0-1 loss to Tanzania at the weekend, says his team was shaping well for the challenging task of defending the Africa Cup of [...]
Napsa Stars, goalkeeper Kalililo Kakonje, who has seen less club action, is a shocking inclusion into the team that gets into the final pre-AFCON preparations on December 26. According to the team list released yesterday, there are no major surprises from the team that Renard took to the 2012 AFCON finals, apart from the [...]
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Accra, Ghana: Zambia were named Africa’s national football side of the year on Thursday at the Confederation of African Football awards, which also saw a series of honours going to Egypt. Zambia’s narrow win over power-house Ivory Coast in the African Cup of Nations final earlier this year was the key achievement that moved judges [...]
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Chipolopolo defender Stophilla Sunzu will sign for Reading, and not Arsenal, in a deal estimated at 3 million British pounds (approximately K26 billion). Sources have reliably informed bolazambia that Sunzu will not undergo trials at Reading but will have to pass medicals before putting pen to paper. The TP Mazembe star defender is expected to [...]
Continue reading …Messi DOES NOT hold goal record, Chitalu does! Zambian FA try to ratify hitman’s 107-goal season
December 20, 2012 No Comment
The Zambian FA is planning an official challenge to Lionel Messi’s astonishing record of 90 goals – and counting – in a calendar year, claiming the feat does not beat Godfrey Chitalu’s haul of 107 in 1972. As the Barcelona forward continues to strive past Gerd Muller’s officially recognised 40-year-old record of 85 goals, Zaf [...]
Continue reading …Government secures land for the 20, 000 capacity ultra-modern stadium in Mongu
December 20, 2012 No Comment
Government says it will soon start clearing land along Mongu – Lusaka road where the 20, 000 capacity ultra-modern stadium in Mongu in Western province will be constructed. And The Provincial Minister Obvious Mwaliteta said the PF government has shown it commitment by embarking on various projects in the province. Minister of Youth and Sport [...]
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Chipolopolo defender Stoppila Sunzu is set to join English Premier League side Arsenal after Zambia’s participation at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Sunzu told fazfootball.com on Monday that talks between Arsenal and TP Mazembe Chairman Moise Katumbi had reached an advanced stage. “I will be travelling to England to sign a deal with Arsenal [...]
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CHIPOLOPOLO coach Herve Renard has aforementioned option for the most effective player within the Confederation of African soccer (CAF) player-of-the-year award (based in Africa) has been a giant nightmare for him. Two of the Chipolopolo winning team in defender Stopilla Sunzu and midfielder Rainford Kalaba along with Egyptian Mohammed Aboutrika area unit within the [...]
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Christopher Katongo has diplomatically slammed CAF after scooping the prestigious the 2012 BBC African Footballer of the Year award. The 30-year-old Zambia captain beat off competition from Demba Ba, Didier Drogba, Younes Belhanda and Yaya Toure to become the first winner from southern Africa in the history of the award. Katongo told BBC Sport: “This [...]
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Chipolopolo captain Chris Katongo has won the BBC african football of the year award 2012, an impeccable BBC source has indicated and informed Tumfweko. Sources informed Tumfweko that Skipper Christopher Katongo will this afternoon be presented with the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award. Officials from BBC arrived in the country at the weekend [...]
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