FORMER Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) treasurer Kelvin Mutafu has been appointed Nkana chief executive officer, replacing Charles Chakatazya. The club has been looking for a CEO since Chakatazya's depature for Kabwe Warriors last season following the expiry of his contract with Nkana. Media officer Lillian Musenge announced in a statement yesterday that Mutafu has...

CHIPOLOPOLO striker Fashion Sakala yesterday scored against Real Madrid in Rangers' pre-season friendly at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow. Sakala was making his starting competitive debut for the Scottish champions after featuring for the final 30 minutes in a 0-0 stalemate against Enoch Mwepu's Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. The two Zambians shared a debut...

SHEPOLOPOLO star Martha Tembo says Zambia should not be written off at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Zambia are considered underdogs compared to the teams that they have been drawn against. In Group F, the Copper Queens were pitted against 2019 World Cup runners – up Netherlands, seven time South American Champions Brazil and China. Zambia...

JUST under a month before the English Premier League (EPL) season kicks – off, midfielder Enock Mwepu says he is ready to cope with the intensity of the English Premier League after joining Brighton and Hove Albion. Mwepu joined Brighton last week and has managed to attend training ahead of the new season. Speaking on...

PRESSURE is mounting on Chipolopolo coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic following a poor run of results at the on – going COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup in South Africa. Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga has expressed concern at the continued poor show of results by the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations kings. Writing in...

KAFUE Celtic coach Robert Tembo has called on his players to remain level headed as they draw closer to clinching a historical promotion to the Super Division following their 3 – 0 win over Mpulungu Habour at the Weekend. Famed generally as an academy which is only content with producing players and selling them to...

NAPSA Stars begin life without coach Mohamed Fathi with a visit to Kabwe Warriors where interim coach Kampamba Chintu will be facing his former paymasters. On Monday, Napsa began the process of partying away with the Egyptian when they sent him on administrative leave alongside three others. Those accompanying Fathi for 'gardening' are logistics manager...

WOMAN Fide Master (WFM) Lorita Mwango has tightened her hold on the top of the Africa Individual Chess Championships after stretching her unbeaten to six matches. With two rounds to play before the end of the event, all Mwango needs to do is hold her nerve to the very end to ensure she is crowned...

WOMAN Fide Master (WFM) Lorita Mwango has kept alive her dream to be Zambia’s first ever Woman Grandmaster (WGM) owing to her performance at the on – going Africa Individual Chess Championship. Mwango's unbeaten run has seen her jointly lead the table with four other players who are also on four points. After playing five...

AFTER playing to a scoreless draw in regulation time, it took the lottery of penalties for Zesco United to give up the ABSA Cup title after going down 3 – 1 to Wedson Nyirenda’s Lusaka Dynamos. And the victorious Bokani Soko owned club has given the entire K600,000 prize money back to the players to...