THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has stated that the 2020 elections can be conducted since the ex parte order which stayed the polls was suspended in a ruling made on April 20, 2020. And FAZ says demands made by soccer administrators Damiano Mutale and Patson Lusaka to be awarded K5 million costs in interlocutory...

Six Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) elected provincial chairpersons have petitioned the association’s secretary general Adrian Kashala and rejected calls by Sports Minister Emmanuel Mulenga to hold an Extraordinary General Meeting to resolves the disputes currently obtaining. The six provincial chairpersons who were elected in March for the 2020-2024 tenure held a meeting with Kashala...

The Judo Association of Zambia in partnership with Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee Sports Federation (NIF) has embarked on the distribution of facemasks in Judo camps across Zambia. Following directives by President Edgar Lungu that wearing of facemasks in public should be mandatory, the two associations have embarked on making them available. Judo president Alfred...

Football House disputes may be on the way to resolution now that Sports Minister Emmanuel Mulenga has proposed an emergency meeting where the Football Association of Zambia, stakeholders and the aggrieved parties can air their grievances. According to the minister, all parties have agreed to hold an emergency meeting which will be final, to avoid...

Chililabombwe based national division two side Konkola Blades Chairman Bernard Mwanza has died. Club acting general manager Corporate Affairs Shapi Shachinda announced in a statement that Mwanza died early yesterday after a short illness. “Konkola Copper Mines plc (KCM) regrets to announce the death of Konkola Blades Football Club Chairman Bernard Mwanza on Thursday, 16th...

Numerous Zambians are not taking the fight against Covid-19 seriously, Oriental Querries Boxing Promotions (OQBP) Manager Christopher Malunga has observed. According to Malunga, there are a lot of Zambians on the streets trading daily who are not observing the universal guidelines including social distancing, washing hands regularly and wearing a mask. He said the inability...

A consortium of sports administrators, fans and analysts have donated items worth about K1,000 towards the fight against the deadly Covid-19 which has so far ravaged communities around the world. A social media campaign dubbed ‘do your part’ prompted numerous sports fanatics in Lusaka and on the Copperbelt to contribute towards the fight against the...

THE MTN/Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) super league will be decided on the pitch with champions crowned on the basis of having played and won matches, association acting spokesperson Sydney Mungala has said. Mungala told Goal Diggers in an interview, Tuesday, that because the COVID-19 threat in Zambia is not as bad as it is...

National soccer team coach Milutin Sredojevic says the online video training programme aimed at keeping players physically fit during the Covid-19 period is producing good results. The gaffer, who has been less than three months on the job, has been coaching the African Nations Championship (CHAN) squad online via video. According to the coach commonly...

THE Super league, known by the majority of Zambians as 'Bola yapa Zed', was suspended indefinitely but by the time the Football Association of Zambia will announce resumption dates, a number of squads will have all players ready for action, including those who were poised to stay out of action longer due to severe injuries....

SOCCER administrator Blackwell Siwale says he is disappointed and excited at the same time that FIFA will send a representative to mediate in the disputes that have rocked the football fraternity over the last few years. Last week, a correspondence between FIFA and the Ministry of Youth and Sport surfaced where the world soccer governing...

With the Covid-19 taking a toll on every fraternity countrywide as well as worldwide, soccer fanatics have resorted to reminiscing about the good old days in the football industry and what they meant. Former Chipolopolo player Lucky Msiska was on Wednesday a guest to a number of soccer fanatics on social media and the former...

The Ndola High Court has dismissed an application by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to discharge an injunction that stayed the electoral process and put on hold the election that were supposed to take place last month. According to a ruling made by Ndola Judge Mary Mulanda, the association’s application was contradictory, saying FAZ...

Chipolopolo head coach Milutin Sredojevic, commonly known as 'Micho' says he is extremely frustrated that he had to put his plans on hold following the outbreak of the Covid-19 across the globe. Speaking to Goal Diggers in an interview, the Chipolopolo gaffer narrated that he is extremely frustrated such that at times he feels like...

Ndola based Super League side Buildcon Football Club has appointed Kelvin Kaindu as Head coach, taking over from Noel Mwandila who was fired just after two months on the job. While most clubs have put their 'tools down' and are currently inactive due to the Covid-19 epidemic, Buildcon however, kept themselves busy. The Super League...

The Football Association of Zambia has clarified that plans to upgrade four stadia across the country are on hold as the association is yet to address the question of title to infrastructure. In a statement, the association stated that FIFA requires the title to infrastructure in order to release funds for re-development of the facilities....

Retired Boxer Esther Phiri says she has “made it in life” because of self-discipline, determination and hard work. The former women’s welterweight champion, who earned a living by helping her mother sell merchandise on the streets in Lusaka before she shot to stardom in the boxing world, narrated how she overcame ridicule from numerous Zambians...

THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) disciplinary committee has sanctioned the Football Association of Zambia for the unruly behaviour exhibited by soccer fans following Zambia’s 2-1 loss to Zimbabwe in a Group H Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at National Heroes Stadium on November 19, 2019. After the match, local fans expressed their...

A number of local super league stars have joined the self-quarantining campaign on Covid-19, encouraging fans to stay home in adherence to government’s directives. Most notably, soccer power house Nkana is among the leading clubs that are sensitizing members of the public on how to avoid coming into contact with the virus. In a recent...

FAZ presidential hopeful Joseph Nkole has spelt out his plan ahead of the elections whose date is yet to be set following a postponement. FIFA okayed FAZ decision to suspend the elections following the outbreak of the deadly Covid-19 which has since been confirmed in Zambia, with three confirmed cases so far. But Nkole has...

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga’s tenure ends today after successfully serving four years at the helm of the local soccer governing body. According to the FAZ constitution, "the term of office of the president shall begin after the end of the annual general meeting at which he/she was elected". The constitution further...

Soccer administrator Damiano Mutale has dragged Football Association of Zambia president Andrew Kamanga, his general secretary Adrian Kashala and five others to court for allegedly breaching a court order. Mutale claims that Kamanga and others, whilst acting together, ignored a court injunction ordering them to halt the electoral process, thereby committing contempt of court. He...

ootball Association of Zambia (FAZ) general secretary Adrian Kashala has revealed to Goal Diggers that the association has been served with a court injunction which has forced them to halt the elections that being held across the country. Meanwhile, Kashala lamented that the country risks being banned if appropriate action is taken by FIFA against...