Zambian Super League News Blog

  ZESCO United head coach Numba Mumamba could not hide his disgust with the level of officiating which has continued to dominate the Zambian game. The gaffer has appealed to the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Referees Department to do introspection into the standard of refereeing in the country. In an interview after his side’s 3-nil defeat to Prison Leopards 3-0, Numba Mumamba urged the FAZ Referees manager and his people need to take a great look at how their officials are managing the games. Mumamba says the referees have been pathetic this season and suggests that there is need to do something so that the game of football is developed. “I think the FAZ Referees manager and his people need to take a great look at how their officials are managing the games. Referees this season have been pathetic. This is something we can’t lie about. They need to do something so that this game of football is developed,” Numba said. Mumamba further bemoaned the number of unexpecte...

  FAM says it has welcomed Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) move to postpone the qualifiers of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AWCON). According to Malawi Nation Sports, FAM president Walter Nyamilandu says the postponement augured well with the Association after a long layoff due to Covid-19. Nyamilandu says the Scorchers need a full house as they were not guaranteed of the availability of China-based Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga due to new Covid-19 restrictions that have been imposed in China. Malawi’s Scorchers were expected to face Zambia’s She-polopolo in the first round next month. But according to a communique from the continental football governing body, the qualifiers have been postponed due to poor conditions of some stadia. The communique states that the first round matches will now take place during the Fifa window of October 18 to 26 while the second round will be played in the window of February 14 to 23 2022.

Defending Super League champions Nkana Football Club has appointed former Kansanshi Dynamos Football Club Coach Beston Chambeshi as its new Head Coach with immediate effect. According to a media statement, the 2017 AFCON U-20 winning coach returns to the Kitwe Outfit as head coach for the fourth time, the last time was from June 2017 to December 2019. Speaking shortly after taking up his ne w role, Chambeshi says is not an easy decision to make to go back but that he believes he belong to Nkana.   He adds that Nkana is in his blood thus decision to go back and help the team. Club Acting Chief Executive Officer Kapwepwe Mutale explained that the development was aimed at improving the team’s performance and repositioning the club towards finishing in a respectable position at the end of the 2020/2021 MTN Super League. Mutale urged all stakeholders to give Chambeshi maximum support in this crusade to once again bring the glory days back to the City of Kitwe and in particular Nkana Sta...

  Super League action returns this Wednesday as Kitwe United seek their first win of the season when they face Nkana at Arthur Davies in the Kitwe derby while Power Dynamos will play host to Indeni Football Club at the same venue in a double header. On Wednesday, Young Green Eagles will play host to Zanaco Football Club as Nkwazi have a date against Red Arrows in a Lusaka derby. Fixture: Kitwe United Vs Nkana, Wednesday 14th April, 2021 @ 13:00 Hours, (live on Supersport ) Arthur Davies Kitwe Power Dynamos Vs Indeni, Wednesday 14th April, 2021 @ 15:00 Hours, (live on Supersport)  Arthur Davies Kitwe Young Green Eagles Vs ZANACO, Wednesday 14th April, 2021 @ 15:00 Hours, Khosa, Kafue Nkwazi Vs Red Arrows, Wednesday 14th April, 2021 @ 15:00 Hours, Edwin Imboela, Lusaka Forest Rangers Vs NAPSA Stars, Thursday 15th April, 2021 @ 15:00 Hours, Levy Mwanawasa, Ndola Lumwana Radiants Vs Nkana, Sunday 18th April, 2021 @ 15:00 Hours, Independence, Solwezi

  Forest Rangers have extended their dominance over Nkana Football Club to six wins on the run with a 2-1 win over the defending champions this afternoon. In a match played at the Nkana stadium in Kitwe, Forest Rangers opened the scores through Yan Daily Echabe in the 14 th minute before Nkana forward Emmanuel Mwiinde restored parity for Nkana four minutes later. Newly signed Forest Rangers striker Thomas Chideu opened his goal scoring account for the Ndola based side in the 32 nd minute to give Fole the lead at the break. Both teams, continued to press forward in the second half with Fole Malembe holding on to the lead which has seen them break into the top four to sit in third position with 35 points while Nkana remain in 16 th position with 21 points from 19 League matches.

Umbro on Wednesday announced a technical partnership with seven times Zambian Super League Zanaco Football Club. Umbro in a statement has revealed that as Zanaco Football club’s official technical partner, it will be providing the Lusaka based club with official match kit, training kit and off-field wear. Umbro stated it is looking forward to a successful partnership with Zanaco Football Club over the next few years.  ‘Sensational’ Zanaco was established in 1978 as a social team by employees of the national bank and the club has grown into one of the country’s most successful outfits, having won seven Super League titles.  They are also the only team outside of the Copperbelt region to have won and successfully defended league titles which they achieved in the early 2000s.

ZESCO United coach Numba Mumamba described Sunday’s victory over Zanaco Football Club as significant in the club’s title pursuit. In an interview with the club’s media, Mumamba said the game was difficult for his side in the first half because they gave Zanaco players a lot of room to play their game which resulted in the Ndola side conceding a goal. “ This is an important win on our part because we really needed this win so that we can open up a seven point lead at the top of the league. The game was difficult for us in the first half because we gave Zanaco players a lot of room to play their game. This resulted in us conceding a goal ,” he said. Mumamba expressed happiness with his team’s ability to recover when they went a goal down. “They showed very good team spirit especially when they went a goal down. We chatted with them at half-time which made a big difference resulting in us scoring two goals in the second half. This is the kind of team spirit we expect from a team l...

  Napsa Stars FC Head Coach Muhamad Fathi has said the team must remain focused ahead of three other Group games remaining in the CAF Confederations Cup. Fathi says the team has to keep focus as there are still three more games to go in the group and that everything is possible in football. “We have to keep focus; we still have three games to go and everything is possible in football.” Fathi attributed his side’s 1-nil loss to Coton Sport of Cameroon on Sunday to a lapse in defence and a series of missed chances. “ We are not regretting, it’s just the name of the game but it’s painful when we have a lot of chances but at the end of the day, we lost the game, ” said Fathi. NAPSA Stars lost 1-0 to Coton Sport via a 16th minute close range goal by Daman Abdouraman to remain bottom of Group B with a point, five behind leaders Coton Sport Second and third positions are currently being occupied by JS Kabylie and RS Berkane respectively who could not be separated at the Stade Muni...

  The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has secured two international friendly matches for the Copper Queens as part of intensified preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In a statement, the Association has revealed that Zambia will play South Africa on April 10, 2021 in Johannesburg at Milpark Stadium before hosting the Harambee Starlets of Kenya this month end. FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala says the two friendly matches will help the technical bench gauge the strength of the squad. Kashala says FAZ will continue building the success that women football has recorded so far which has seen the commencement of the National Women’s League. “We are working hard to ensure that we prepare the senior women national team for the Olympics and other tournaments. FAZ will continue building the success that women football has recorded so far,” he says. “We are happy the national league for women is already underway with three weeks played. The provincial leagues are...

  The "pride of Twapya' township as they call themselves, on Monday scooped the 2021 Ndola Youth League Open Tournament in the under 20 Category as they beat Young Indeni via a thrilling 13-12 penalty shoot out. This was after the match ended 1-1 in regulation time. It was Tripple M Stars who scored first in the 32' through the flexible Akba Ahmed before Young Indeni equalised through a beautiful header by intelligent Kafula Kaisi Midway in the second half. Kafula Kaisi was the darling of the crowd and exhibited a man of the match performance. Meanwhile Richard Kashiya of Tripple M scooped the top scorers award with 6 goals through out the tournament which began on 6th February, 2021. In the under 15 category, it was the ever hardworking RM Soccer Academy who became victorious after beating the surprising package of the tournament Chifubu Hotspurs by 2 goals to nil. RM striker Chileshe Mwamba went out with a top scorers award with 5 goals in the well organized tournament a...

  Liverpool fans have been reacting online to Patson Daka scoring the fastest hat-trick in Austrian Bundesliga history. According to the Liverpool Echo, it was claimed last month that the Reds were one of four Premier League clubs reportedly in the hunt to sign the Red Bull Salzburg forward this summer. The report also cited Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal as the three other sides all eyeing a move for the 22-year-old. Daka bagged two goals against Liverpool in a pre-season friendly last August and was again on the score sheet in impressive fashion on Sunday. The Zambian striker fired his side ahead against SK Sturm Graz after just three minutes at the Red Bull Arena before adding his second two minutes later as he completed his hat-trick in the 3-1 win after just 11 minutes. Speaking back in January, Daka opened up on his ambition to follow in the footsteps of the great African goalscorers who have made headlines in the Premier League.

  Chipolopolo and Red Bull Salzburg striker Patson Daka's goal scoring form has reportedly made him a subject of transfer interest from several European clubs. Goal.com reports that several European clubs including Tottenham Hotspur and Everton in the Premier League are closely monitoring Daka following his exploits in the Austrian Bundesliga were he has now scored 23 goals in just 19 League matches for Red Bull Salzburg. The 22-year-old continued his rich vein of form which took his tally to 23 goals after 19 league matches this campaign as he scored an eight-minute hat-trick in the first half when RB Salzburg beat Sturm Graz 3-1 in Sunday’s Austrian Bundesliga encounter. The 2017 CAF Young Player of the Year gave the hosts a three-goal lead in the opening minutes at the Red Bull Arena with goals in the third, fifth and 11th minutes. This comes after Daka scored two goals in each of Zambia's last two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches, against Algeria and Zimbabwe.

  Table toppers Zesco United will this weekend visit the capital city as they take on Green Buffaloes in a lunch time kickoff at the Sunset Stadium in Lusaka. Zega Mambo is coming from a 2-1 win over Zanaco Football Club while Green Buffaloes drew 2-2 against Nkana last Thursday. Zanaco will be looking for a response to their weekend’s 2-1 defeat to Zesco United as they host Lusaka Dynamos who thrashed them in the reverse fixture at the same venue. Lusaka Dynamos are coming from a 1-1 draw against Kabwe Warriors. On Sunday, Red Arrows, who are coming from a 1-all draw against Indeni will have a date against Green Eagles who equally drew 2-all against Prison Leopards. The two teams will clash at Nkoloma Stadium at 15:00Hrs. FAZ/MTN FIXTURES FOR SUPER DIVISION WEEK 18, 19 & 23 TO BE PLAYED ON THURSDAY 8TH, SATURDAY 10TH, SUNDAY 11TH 2021. Nkana Vs Forest Rangers – Week 18 Thursday 8th April, 2021 @15:00 hours Green Buffaloes Vs ZESCO United Saturday 10th April, 2021 @13:00 hours,...

 Following the international break, action gets back this weekend in the Zambia Super League.  We're bringing you nothing but exciting preview guide to the weekend's fixtures and have selected betting tips covering games from Saturday and Sunday. Lusaka Dynamos Vs Kabwe Warriors -15:00 Hours - Woodlands Stadium, Lusaka. Lusaka Dynamos FC Preview  It’s been a rough run for Lusaka dynamos fc in their last five games against warriors as the Lusaka based has only managed to pick 4 draws and one lose out of the five games, they have played at home, have won twice lost twice, and drawn once.   The hosts have won 3 games drawn once and lost once in their last five home games. Overall they have lost 2 times, won 3 times and drawn once. Lusaka Dynamos are lying 4th on the table and have 33 points, they have not been beaten in 19 of their 22 most recent home matches in League so far.  Kabwe Warriors FC Preview   The visitors could be a hard nut to crack loo...

  Zambia will begin their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification campaign with an away match to Mauritania in June and wind up their campaign on the road away to Tunisia. According to FAZ Media, Match Day 1 for Chipolopolo, who are in Group B, will see them travelling to Mauritania in the first weekend of June before hosting Tunisia a week later. Game three of six in the group will be a trip to face Equatorial Guinea between September 1-4 before a return fixture against the Nzalang Nacional between 5 th and 7 th September. According to the consolidated fixture, Chipolopolo’s penultimate match in Group B is set to be staged at home to Mauritania between October 6-9, while the final game of the campaign is against Tunisia between 10 and 12 October, 2021. The winners of each of the 10 qualifying groups will qualify to the final round of the World Cup qualifiers where they will face off in a two-legged knock-out contest, out of which five will book their tickets to the Qatar e...

Zambia National Women’s Team coach Bruce Mwape has summoned 27 players to report to camp today to begin preparations for the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Copper Queens Coach Mwape has also summoned skipper Barbara Banda who leads a number of familiar names in the squad, with the majority of them that played a role in qualifying the country to the global showpiece for the first time in the country’s history, all making it. Mwape has kept faith in some experienced players who helped the team qualify with some notable figures being the Green Buffaloes trio of Anita Mulenga, Martha Tembo and Lushomo Mweemba. Other experienced senior Copper Queens regulars include Judith Zulu of Green Buffaloes, Mary Mulenga, Mary Wilombe both from Red Arrows and Indeni Roses midfielder Misozi Zulu. The Olympics will officially run between 24 July and 9 August 2021, but sporting action kicks off two days before the opening ceremony with preliminary women’s football matches set to light ...

  Nkana's new signing Emmanuel Mbola says he is ready for the hard work ahead for the defending Super League champions who are in the relegation zone from 16 league matches. Mbola says he will work hard to ensure that Kalampa gets back to a comfortable position on the Super League table with the team only recording just 6 win, two draws and 10 defeats. "The holiday is over now and it's time for hard work and push the team to where it belongs. We have a big task ahead but it's possible to achieve," Mbola said. The former FC Porto left-back who has been training with Kitwe side for a while now since returning from DR Congo where he was with TP Mazembe, says he is happy to be part of the club’s rich history and that he is ready to work for positive results for Nkana. In his early playing days, Mbola featured for Kitwe based sides Afrisports and Mining Rangers. Mbola has also previously played for Pyunik Yerevan where he tasted UEFA Champions League football...

 Action continues today, Thursday and weekend with exception games to be played in the ZSL Nkana vs Green Buffaloes Last trip for GBFC to Nkana stadium dates back on 01 - 09 - 2019 and we can clearly say it was not the best outing for them as they were beaten by 2 goals nil with Idris Mbombo scoring the 2 goal in the second half of the match. This was the only time GBFC were beaten at Nkana Stadium after a streak of 3 successfully back to back wins away in Kitwe. On the hand, the home side Nkana are not in the best of there overall form currently,  and were thrusted by 5 goals to nil by the visitors in Lusaka on 18 November, 2020 with goals coming from Friday Samu, Martin Phiri, Fredrick Mwimanzi, Youremember Banda. Playing at home Nkana have managed to win twice and lost three times in there last five recent games, They have allowed 13 goals and they have scored none While the visiting side GBFC out of their most recent games have won once, drawn twice, lost twice a...

  Super League defending champions Nkana Football Club have announced the signing of former TP Mazembe left-back Emmanuel Mbola. The former FC Porto attack minded left back joins Nkana after a short-lived second stint with the Lubumbashi giants TP Mazembe where he had restricted game time at the club. Mbola was a regular member of the Chipolopolo between 2009 and 2016 but came to prominence when he played at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola as a 16-year-old and attracted interest from top English sides including Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspurs with his intelligent and blistering quick runs.

  Choma based Super League side has announced a partnership deal with Investrust Bank. In a statement, Green Eagles Media Officer Faith Kaira says Investrust comes on board with a K600, 000 sponsorship deal with the club which goes on for three years. Kaira has revealed that the first year will go towards infrastructure support around Choma Independence Stadium with the next two years going towards kit sponsorship. She stated the new partners will choose which area to work on after being updated with the various projects at the facility which include a reservoir tank, terrace seats, floodlights, and the car park among others. And Green Eagles Football Club Chairman Col. Jim Kafumukache says there are a lot of projects going on at the stadium and that the partnership has come at the right time. He explains that it is the aim of the club to give the stadium a facelift with hope of hosting CAF games in Choma.

  Power Dynamos moved into third position on the Super League after beating Napsa Stars 2-nil in a rescheduled Week 22 fixture played at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka. Two quick goals from Godfrey Ngwenya and Kennedy Musonda were enough for ‘Aba Yellow’ to leapfrog Forest Rangers and Lusaka Dynamos into third place on 34 points. The Pensioners recorded their 6 th defeat of the season and remain in 13 th position after their home defeat to the Perry Mutapa drilled side. Muhammad Fathi and his charges will now shift their attention to Sunday’s CAF Confederation Cup match against Cotton Sport.

  13 th placed Napsa Stars will this afternoon take on 5 th placed Power Dynamos in a Week 22 rescheduled encounter. Lusaka based Napsa Stars are coming from a 2-1 win over Buildcon Football club which pushed them into 13 th place as Doisy Soko and Bornwell Mwape scored to cancel out the earlier Buildcon goal by Emmanuel Okutu. Power Dynamos last match was a home 1-0 win over Prison Leopards in Kitwe. The Perry Mutapa drilled side will be eyeing a spot in the top four if they manage to beat Napsa Stars who are looking for a sixth win of the season and keep some momentum and consistency. The earlier encounter between the two teams was a 2-2 draw at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe as Benson Chali gave Power the lead while Laudit Mavugo and Jacob Ngulube temporarily gave the Pensioners the lead before Benson Sakala restored parity. Power will be without Benson Sakala and Spencer Sautu while Luka Banda was part of the National team before he withdrew from camp citing personal...

  Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga says it is regrettable that the Chipolopolo started the campaign without a substantive coach in place which saw them lose the first two matches against Algeria away and against Zimbabwe in the AFCON Qualifiers. In his President Column, Kamanga says the Association’s efforts to recruit a coach suffered serious resistance leaving the Football governing body to rely on local coaches that oversaw the first two matches. In reference to Micho’s appointment, Kamanga says it is never easy taking the stewardship of any team midway through a campaign as tough as the Africa Cup of Nations.  "In reflecting on this failure, we cannot avoid regretting that we started the campaign without a substantive coach in place which saw us lose the first two matches against Algeria away (5-0) and against Zimbabwe (2-1). Our efforts to recruit a coach suffered serious resistance leaving us to rely on our local coaches that oversaw the firs...

The Zambian Super League makes a return this week. CAF representatives Napsa Stars have a date against Power Dynamos this Tuesday in Lusaka at Woodlands Stadium, while Nkana have a tricky encounter on Thursday when they host Green Buffaloes at Nkana Stadium in Kitwe. Here is the full fixture: Tuesday 30th March, 2021 NAPSA Stars Vs Power Dynamos - 15:00 Hours, Woodlands Stadium, Lusaka Thursday 1st April, 2021 Nkana Vs Green Buffaloes- 15:00 hours, Nkana Stadium,  Kitwe Saturday, 3rd April, 2021 Lusaka Dynamos Vs Kabwe Warriors, (live on Supersport) - 13:00 Hours, Woodlands Stadium, Lusaka Indeni Vs Red Arrows - 15:00 Hours, Indeni Sports Complex, Ndola Green Eagles Vs Prison Leopards- 15:00 Hours Independence Stadium, Choma Young Green Eagles Vs Lumwana Radiants - 15:00 Hours, Khosa Stadium, Kafue Nkwazi Vs Kitwe United - 15:00 Hours, Edwin Imboela Stadium, Lusaka Sunday 4th April, 2021 Buildcon Vs Forest Rangers (live on Supersport) - 13:00 Hours, Levy Mwana...

  The newly elected Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) executive committee members on Monday got down to work with their first meeting at Football House. All the 13 executive committee members converged at Football House to lay the ground for their four marathon ahead of them. The executive committee comprises Andrew Kamanga (president), Justin Mumba (vice president), Priscilla Katoba (Women Representative), Arthur Kamulosu (North Western), Crispin Kamuna (Eastern), Collins Mukwala (Muchinga), David Simwinga (Western), Chisanga Pule (Central), Jordan Maliti (Lusaka), Patrick Ndhlovu (Copperbelt), Francis Hafwiti (Southern), Mwansa Kapyanga (Northern), Mweemba Mujala (Luapula). Under the revised FAZ constitution all the 10 provinces have representation on the national executive committee with an exclusive slot for a women representative. Story credit: FAZ Media

  After the midweek fixtures, the action in the Zambian Super League will be back on Saturday and Sunday as Napsa Stars welcome Buildcon to Lusaka while Zanaco have a big fixture against Nkana at Sunset Stadium. Kitwe United will be seeking revenge against Green Eagles on Saturday in Kitwe while Green Buffaloes will be playing Nkwazi in a Lusaka derby. Power Dynamos have big date against Red Arrows this at Arthur Davies on Sunday. FIXTURES FOR SUPER DIVISION WEEK 21 TO BE PLAYED ON SATURDAY 6 TH , SUNDAY 7TH & WEDNESDAY 10TH MARCH, 2021 Saturday 6th March, 2021 1. Kitwe United Vs Green Eagles  @ 15:00 Hours, Garden Park, Kitwe 2. NAPSA Stars Vs Buildcon (live on Supersport) @ 13:00 Hours Sunset Lusaka 3. ZANACO Vs Nkana (live on Supersport) @ 15:00 Hours Sunset Lusaka 4. Green Buffaloes Vs Nkwazi @ 15:00 Hours Nkoloma Lusaka Sunday 7th March, 2021 5. Power Dynamos Vs Red Arrows  @ 15:00 Hours Arthur Davies Kitwe 6. Forest Rangers Vs Young Green Eagle...

Zesco United midfielder Edward Tembo may be on his way out as his contracts comes to an end on 31st January. A close source has revealed that the Ndola giants are yet to agree a new deal with the midfielder and will have to act hastily on whether they want him to stay beyond the current season or possibly lose him as a free agent. The 2017 U-20 AFCON winner and former City of Lusaka captain is currently on the radar of some Lusaka and Copperbelt based Super League clubs who are monitoring the situation. It is yet to be seen if Zesco United is going to release the midfielder just yet considering the rebuilding process currently in swing at the club who are recruiting young and promising talent.

  The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has suspended Forest Rangers Football Club goalkeeping coach Charles Chileshe for unsporting conduct during a FAZ/MTN Super Division Week 13 fixture between Prison Leopards and Forest Rangers at President Stadium in Kabwe on Saturday. According to a statement, FAZ deputy General Secretary Joseph Chimpapwe said in a letter dated 18th January 2021 addressed to the Forest Rangers that Chileshe’s action of sprinkling an unknown substance in goal and urinating or simulation of urinating against one of the goalposts acted in a manner that is not consistent with the values and integrity of football as espoused by FIFA, CAF and FAZ. “His actions have without doubt brought the name of the game into disrepute and therefore we have no option but to suspend Mr. Chileshe’s registration for the 2020/2021 season and his case shall be decided by the appropriate FAZ judicial body,” read Chimpampwe’s statement in part. Chipampwe said Chileshe will not...

  NAPSA Stars FC head coach Mohamed Fathi has tested positive for COVID-19. Napsa FC Media Officer Gwen Chipasula said in a statement that this was after the team's routine COVID-19 tests which were conducted before the week 13 MTN/FAZ Super League game played against Red Arrows FC on Saturday. Ms. Chipasula revealed that the coach is currently in isolation at home and following health guidelines set by the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health. Coach Fathi missed Saturday's game and will also miss Wednesday's clash against Forest Rangers. The Club through its Technical Director/General Manager Honor Janza announced this development on Sunday morning. “We are sad to announce that our Head Coach has tested positive for COVID-19. We do our tests every 14 days but after the coach presented some symptoms, it led to the whole team doing another test earlier than usual,” Mr. Janza explained. And Coach Fathi has since advised his players to stay focused ...

  Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) President  Andrew Kamanga  has urged the team die a little for the nation. According to FAZ Media Kamanga who is also part of the CAF organizing committee for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) has urged the players to look beyond the tournament and seek to earn places in forthcoming Africa Cup and World Cup qualifiers. Kamanga said the level of preparation the squad was accorded put them in good stead to do better at the tournament in Cameroon. “ So those who will do well have an opportunity to go into professional football. But most importantly also as an executive we have made sure that the team which is participating here is critical because we have other engagements beyond this tournament. In March we are back with the AFCON qualifiers we play Algeria and Zimbabwe away and after that in June we have World Cup qualifiers. So, for the players it is an opportunity that they should be part of this team, be part of the AFCON...