Zambian Super League News Blog

  Kabwe based Super League side Prison Leopards Football Club this Wednesday officially unveiled their new 24-year old Nigerian striker David Obash Mkpa on a three-year deal with the club. According to the club’s media, Obash formerly featured for Tanzanian outfit Mbeya FC Top man had earlier traveled back to his home country for documentation after being one of the successful players who were invited for trials. Obash says his aim at the club is to add more strength to the team and further states that he is eager to do his level best. Meanwhile, the Prison Leopards have since intensified preparations in readiness for this weekend’s crucial encounter against Nkwazi as they seek to bounce back from their one nil defeat at the hands of Indeni FC. High flying Nkwazi host Prison Leopards on Saturday, 28th November, 2020, in Lusaka, at Edwin Imboela Stadium with kickoff slated for 15:00hrs.

  GREEN Eagles coach Aggrey Chiyangi is confident of a good result in Saturday’s Confederation Cup first round, first leg tie against Burundian club Musongati at Intwari Stadium in Bujumbura. After a morning work out, Chiyangi said the players are upbeat and at ease despite having been subjected to a COVID-19 test upon arrival at Bujumbura Airport on Monday evening. Chiyangi, who said he had gone through a lot in African football, said the players were relaxed as they awaited to be swabbed. He said the mood in camp is positive although they have been training under quarantine since Tuesday. Chiyangi is also positive that his players, who are used to playing on natural grass in Zambia, will get used to the synthetic turf at Intwari Stadium by Saturday. He also spoke about the need to break the need to qualify for the group stage of the Confederation Cup in which they are participating for the second time. Eagles are making their third successive continental appearance. Chiyangi than...

  The Zambia Men’s Under-17 National Team will this afternoon begin its quest to defend the COSAFA Championship title with a Group B fixture against the Comoros Islands. Zambia coach George Chilufya says his technical bench has outlined straightforward objectives for the COSAFA outing which include starting off with a win. “The first game is always important in the tournament; we are not taking Comoros as a lightweight. We will give them the respect that they deserve, and will always take this game very serious,” Chilufya said. Chilufya said the boys did adjust to weather conditions and thanked the Football Association of Zambia for ensuring there was smooth preparations. “The boys did adjust to weather conditions; they are used except maybe for the coldness. Thank God the Association has done everything possible to make sure that we have the right uniform, so far so good, everyone looks sharp and ready for the tournament,” he said. He adds that so far everyone looks sharp an...

  Chipolopolo coach Milutin Sredojevic has called on his players not to be carried away by the 2-1 win first leg victory over Botswana in the Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday evening. Speaking in a post-match conference, Micho said there is no need to be over-confident but is full of belief in the work his technical bench and the players are doing to ensure Zambia gets another important win in the qualification process. “We are fully aware where we have been. We were rock bottom now we have three points but now, we simply have no time and space to celebrate,” the Serb said. “We need to go back to the drawing board to prepare well for Monday  because this match will not mean anything if we do not put a stamp on the final leg on Monday.” Micho said he believes in the players and with good planning and good tactical approach, the team can outfight, out play and out run the opponents in order to fight for three points. “I believe in the players we ha...