Zambian Super League News Blog

  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...