RUNNER Kennedy Luchembe says he will use the first All-Comers Meet competition for the year 2023 to qualify for the World Championship in Budapest Hungary and All-African Games in Ghana. The Zambia Athletics (ZA) is this weekend expected to hold a qualifying competition for both track and field events at the Levy Mwanawansa Stadium, Ndola....

WOMEN'S national team striker Hellen Mubanga says she is excited to be back with the national team after being kept away by an injury. And women’s national team assistant coach Florence Mwila says the first camp of the year is a good opportunity to assess new players that are performing well in the national league....

FAZ says former national team coach Aljosa Asanovic owes the association over U$20,000 from his expenditure before the two parties unceremoniously separated in August last year. Asanovic went AWOL in July 2022 after Zambia failed to qualify for the CHAN tournament. He later terminated his contract with FAZ, claiming that the association had refused to...

AFTER failing to progress to the final round of the national chess trials, 12-year-old Victoria Mweetwa says she will continue searching for the elusive national team spot in the future. Speaking in an interview, Monday, Mweetwa said she is a work in progress and will not give up on her dreams of representing Zambia at...

FAZ president Andrew Kamanga says the association is happy that Copper Queens stars home and abroad are getting game-time at their various clubs. Speaking in his latest weekly President’s Corner column, Kamanga said it is good that the women's league is in full swing. “We are particularly happy that our women’s league is in full...

COPPER Bullets coach Avram Grant says he is impressed with the levels of competition in the MTN Super League. And Grant says he will choose the best players with the passion and desire to win games for the nation ahead of the back-to-back AFCON qualifiers against Lesotho in March. Speaking after watching the Power Dynamos...

KAFUE Celtic proprietor Lee Kawanu says Zambians should not worry so much about Chipolopolo and Leicester City forward Patson Daka as he will come good soon. Speaking in an interview, Kawanu said Daka was a professional player who is just going through a bad patch. Kawanu said the Leicester City management was fully equipped to...

VETERAN Red Arrow's striker James Chamanga has called on his teammates to rise up and save the team's name from shame. Speaking following a scoreless draw away to Kansanshi Dynamos on Saturday, Chamanga said the defeats that the team had suffered were shameful and needed redemption. The Chisi Mbewe tutored side went on a five-game...

GREEN Eagles football club Chairperson Maybin Mundengo says the club is still in contention for the MTN Super League title. Speaking in an interview, Sunday, Mundengo said the target set at the beginning of the season has not changed despite changing coaches. "Yes, I think even from the word go we did set a target....

THE Women's national team has received a massive financial boost of $960 000 from FIFA to help with its preparations for the 2023 World Cup. FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala confirmed the development in an interview, Sunday, at the Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe. The 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nation's (WAFCON) bronze medalists are...