ZAMBIA Under-20 coach Chisi Mbewe says there is need for his lads to be more clinical in front of goal despite thrashing hosts eSwatini to maintain their unbeaten run at the ongoing TotalEnergies2023 AFCON/COSAFA championships in eSwatini. Goals from Emmanuel Mukosha and Lombe Mutale were enough to earn Zambia maximum points as they look to...

THE Zambia Under-20 team starts the chase for a place at the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a Cosafa Cup tournament crucial opening fixture against Mauritius in eSwatini. COSAFA is using the Under-20 tournament in eSwatini to pick the two teams that will represent the region at the 2023 Africa Cup to...

FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga has described the death of Association life member Patrick Nkole as a big blow to the football fraternity. Nkole, a former KK11 defender and ‘Mighty’ Mufulira Wanderers legend died in Ndola in the early hours of Wednesday following a short illness. Kamanga said death had robbed the...

NKANA chief executive officer Kelvin Mutafu says the FAZ Disciplinary Committee sanctions on the club for violent conduct during a league match against Nchanga Rangers is too harsh. FAZ on Wednesday ruled that Nkana was guilty in their conduct after midfielder Diamond Chikwekwe and goalkeeping coach Mike Poto physically confronted referee Audrick Nkole at the...

ZAMBIA'S female boxing heroine Catherine Phiri has been slapped with a two-year suspension by the Africa Region VI Anti-Doping Organization - RADO after failing a doping test. The boxer has admitted using furosemide, a drug used to treat body swelling, but she claimed that she was ignorant the substance was prohibited and has since apologized...

ZAMBIA Under-20 winger Songa Chipyoka says the team will not fail the nation ahead of tomorrow's TotalEnergies U-20AFCON Egypt/COSAFA qualifier encounter against Mauritius in eSwatini. Speaking in an interview after Wednesday's morning training session, Chipyoka said the team targets a positive outright win in order to have a clear road map in the tournament. "Everyone...

ZESCO United head coach Mumamba Numba has challenged his strikers to be more clinical on target when the team clashes with Royal AM in the CAF Confederations Cup first leg of the second preliminary round of qualifiers on Sunday at Durban’s Moses Mabhida stadium, South Africa. Speaking in an interview before departure, Wednesday, Numba said...

MTN-FAZ Super League side Green Eagles have become the first club to send their coach on administrative leave this season following a poor string of results with only six league games played. Eagles yesterday sent Aggrey Chiyangi and his second assistant Rotson Kilambe on 30 days of administrative leave. According to a statement released on...

INCUMBENT Chess Federation of Zambia (CFZ) vice president Leslie Chikuse says he is eying the top job to take the game of chess to the next level. A total of 20 candidates have successfully filed their nominations for various positions with Chikuse being the only candidate challenging incumbent CFZ president Mukubulo Chilufya for presidency. Speaking...

FIFA Instructor Felix Tangawarima says training of female referees plays a critical role in growing the women’s and girls’ game in Zambia. Speaking during the official opening of a five-day women referees course that has attracted 32 female referees at the Tecla Hotel in Lusaka, Tangawarima said development is a process and not a once-off...