GOVERNMENT says FAZ should engage a credible coach to take charge of the national team following the resignation of Aljosa Asanovic. Speaking in an interview, Monday, Nkandu said FAZ is at liberty to employ either a local or an expatriate coach to lead the Copper Bullets. "I have always said a coach is a coach...

FIDE Master (FM) Nase Lungu defeated Nigerian Joel Adebayo in the seventh round to remain on course for the podium finish at the ongoing 2022 Africa Individual chess competition in Lagos, Nigeria. With only two rounds of games remaining to play, Lungu remained the only Zambian player with a realistic chance to win a medal...

ZAMBIA national team Captain Enock Mwepu says he is saddened by some football fans' reaction to his illness. Mwepu penned a statement on his personal Facebook page that some of the comments are based on hate, abuse and jealousy. He said he travelled to Bamako fully focused on representing the Nation which was a privilege...

GREEN Buffaloes have opened a nine-point lead at the summit of the Midlands Netball Association (MINA) league table after beating second-placed Prison leopards during the Week 18 league fixtures played at the Napsa Sports Complex in Lusaka over the weekend. The win against Leopards saw Buffaloes increase their point tally to 48, nine clear of...

ZAMBIA'S Fide Master (FM) Nase Lungu and Timothy Kabwe registered victories in the sixth round at the ongoing Africa Individual chess championship in Lagos Nigeria. Lungu beat Nigerian Lovet Bomo while Kabwe beat another Nigerian in Akintoye Abdlrahman to bounce back to winning ways in tightly contested games. FM Prince Daniel Mulenga drew with IM...

ZAMBIA wraps up their tour of Mali with a second international friendly against their hosts as assistant coach Moses Sichone looks for a morale-boosting win for his team. After losing 1-0 in their first game on Friday night, Sichone did not buy so much into the result but rather focused on how his squad performed....

RED Arrows at the weekend came from behind to edge Kitwe Playing Fields (KPF)18-16 to retain the National Rugby League (NRL) for a record nine times in a row. Arrows finished with 55 points, one better than KPF who had seemed to have done their homework and dominated play but, in the end, experience counted...

ALJOSA Asanovic has terminated his contract with FAZ after the association refused to pay him money amounting to US$41,000. Meanwhile, FAZ says it has not breached Asanovic's contract and on the contrary claims that it's the coach who has breached their agreement. The Croatian gaffer and FAZ have been involved in a back-and-forth exchange of...

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says it has opened an inquiry on allegations of sexual harassment in Women's football and has further written the Zambia Police. Social Media this week has gone awash with allegations that some officials in charge of Women's teams in the country were sexually harassing players. In a statement issued...

ZAMBIAN'S chess player Likando Namakau continued with her impressive form when she defeated Rosemary Amadasu of Nigeria to move into the third position at the ongoing 2022 Africa Individual championship in Lagos, Nigeria. The victory in the fifth round pushed Namakau's points tally to 3.5 out of the possible five while others with the same...