Zambian Super League News Blog

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...