RAZ proud of Sikazwe’s performance at the World Cup
Referees Association of Zambia (RAZ) referee’s manager Aziph Banda says the association is proud of the achievements of FIFA referee Janny Sikazwe and has since urged young referees to emulate him. Sikazwe was the center referee as Belgium edged past wasteful Canada in their World Cup opener on Wednesday. A Michy Batshuayi goal at the…...
Gamblers feel the heat as underdogs stun World Cup favourites in Qatar
SOCCER gamblers found themselves in a state of shock after back to back underdog victories on Tuesday and Wednesday forced thousands of easy money lovers to lose big in World Cup bets. On Tuesday, Hervé Renard’s Saudi Arabia stunned Argentina with a comeback victory that will go down as one of the biggest upsets in…...
Lubasi, Kajiya bounce back as Phiri names U17 COSAFA squad
ZAMBIA U-17 Women’s national team coach Naomi Phiri has named a 20-member final squad ahead of the 2022 COSAFA Women’s Championship that will be held at the Region 5 Games next month. Phiri takes over as coach for the junior Copper Queens after FAZ requested coach Kaluba Kangwa to stand down following investigations into sex…...
Arrows will strive to be a force to reckon with – Sinkamba
RED Arrows rugby club vice- chairperson Gilbert Sinkamba says the club will strive to be a force to reckon with on the international stage. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, following the team’s decent outing in Zimbabwe where they settled for bronze in the Zambezi challenge cup, Sinkamba said with continued competitions and the right exposure,…...
Soko motivates athletes ahead of Region 5 Games
ZAMBIA’s Chef de Mission Thandeka Soko has urged African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 bound athletes to work extra hard and make the country proud by winning medals at the Games. Team Zambia is set to leave for Malawi on Sunday, November 27, ahead of the 10th edition of the Region 5 Games where…...
ZAFCA stresses the importance of capacity building for local coaches
ZAMBIA Football Coaches Association (ZAFCA) president Dan Kabwe says there is a need for the country to build the capacity of local coaches to improve the standard of the beautiful game. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Kabwe said ZAFCA was impressed with the current Chipolopolo recruitment process but stressed that there is a need to…...
Govt may tamper with documents to implicate us in audit – PF
FORMER defence minister Davies Chama claims that government may be trying to temper with documents to implicate some PF members by allowing private firms to audit security wings. Commenting on governance activists Rueben Lifuka’s remarks that there were a number of “bogus” contracts at the Ministry of Defence in the past, Chama, in an interview,…...
Police have denied Kaizer bond contrary to HH’s directive – lawyer
POLICE have arrested and charged former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu and Rafick Kakonde for the offences of assault and threatening violence which occurred in 2019. And Zulu’s lawyer Makebi Zulu says yesterday marked the third day since his client, Kaizer, had been in detention. In a statement, Wednesday, deputy police public relations…...
We’re working around actualising Saudi Arabia goat export deal – Govt
MINISTER of Fisheries and Livestock Makozo Chikote says the new dawn government is working around actualising the Saudi Arabia goat export deal which was started by PF. Chikote says government plans on partnering with the private sector for the construction of an abattoir, specifically for goat slaughtering to suit the demands of the Saudi Arabian…...
Amos’ theft of court record case fails to take off due to lack of witnesses
THE case in which former presidential spokesperson Amos Chanda is accused of theft and destroying evidence has been adjourned to January 30, 2023, for commencement of trial. This is because the prosecution had no witnesses when the case came up before court yesterday. Meanwhile, Lusaka businessman Valden Findlay yesterday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court…...
