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THE Zambia Premier League (ZPL) in collaboration with the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has taken a major step toward improving officiating standards with the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system. The development...

ALL the professional stars summoned by Copper Queens head coach Nora Hauptle have officially joined camp in Lusaka ahead of two highly anticipated international friendly matches against Malawi. Hauptle has named a strong 28-member squad...

THE National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) has urged the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to ensure that its elections are held on February 28, 2025, warning that failure to do so could result in...

ZAMBIA Premier League (ZPL) Chairman Kephas Katongo has vowed to appeal his disqualification from contesting his position in the upcoming FAZ elections scheduled for March 29. Katongo, who was among the candidates barred from the...

FAZ presidential aspirant Keith Mweemba has strongly condemned the decision by the FAZ Electoral Committee to disqualify candidates from participating in the upcoming elections, calling the move as “a joke of the century.” Mweemba, a...

ANDREW Kamanga has been re-elected FAZ president, before the ‘ball is even kicked’ after emerging as the only successful candidate among the nine that had filed in their nominations. On March 29, the FAZ will...

FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has branded as ‘pessimists’, those who questioned the possibility of introducing Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in the Zambian Super League. In 2021, Kamanga announced that Football House intended to introduce...

ONLY three out of the 10 provincial seats on the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) executive committee will be up for election after seven candidates scooped the other seats unopposed following the disqualifications of candidates....

FAZ has announced that a FIFA-approved Video Assistant Referee (VAR) training programme will be conducted for 40 local referees next week. FAZ General Secretary Rueben Kamanga has confirmed that a four-member team of experts, led...

LEGENDARY runner Samuel Matete has praised outgoing Zambia Athletics (ZA) president Elias Mpondela for his decision not to seek re-election. Matete says Mpondela has demonstrated courage by declaring that he would not participate in the...