FAZ opens inquiry on alleged sexual abuse
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says it has opened an inquiry on allegations of sexual harassment in Women’s football and has further written the Zambia Police. Social Media this week has gone awash with allegations that some officials in charge of Women’s teams in the country were sexually harassing players. In a statement issued…...
Likando continues to impress at Chess championship
ZAMBIAN’S chess player Likando Namakau continued with her impressive form when she defeated Rosemary Amadasu of Nigeria to move into the third position at the ongoing 2022 Africa Individual championship in Lagos, Nigeria. The victory in the fifth round pushed Namakau’s points tally to 3.5 out of the possible five while others with the same…...
Mwape names crack squad for the Netherlands game
STRIKERS Rachael Nachula and Rachael Kundananji have been named in the 32 member provisional squad ahead of an international friendly match against the Netherlands on October 6 in Breda. The two strikers together with Barbara Banda controversially missed the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) due to gender eligibility reasons. But according to the team…...
Tayali ponders reintroducing road blocks
ELEVEN people have died in a fatal road accident which occurred this morning at the junction of the University of Zambia along Great East Road, involving a ZNS low bed truck and a Toyota Hiace carrying 14 passengers. Meanwhile, Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali has expressed shock at the rate at which road traffic…...
Mulenga holds Grand Master Kenny Solomon
ZAMBIA’S Fide Master (FM) Prince Daniel Mulenga put up a scintillating performance to hold Grand Master (GM) Kenny Solomon of South Africa in round four at the 2022 Africa Individual Chess championship in Lagos Nigeria. Solomon, ranked sixth, is one of the strongest players in the competition with international Fide ratings of 2356 compared to…...
Preview: Zambia faces star-studded Mali
A possible new chapter of the national team starts today as the Chipolopolo face Mali in an international friendly match without head coach Aljosa Asanovic. Asanovic is demanding US$41,000 payment in arrears before he returns to the national team set up together with his assistants, but FAZ are not budging. In his absence, fomrer national…...
Beating Sierra Leone is a huge task – Gondwe
ZAMBIA Under-23 midfielder Patrick Gondwe says the upcoming AFCON qualifier fixture against Sierra Leone is a huge task that demands every player to give their level best. And coach Oswald Mutapa says fitness levels among players are very low despite league games entering week six. Speaking in an interview after yesterday’s morning training session, Gondwe…...
Copper Queens date Netherlands
FRESH from winning the 2022 Cosafa Women’s Championships, the Women’s national team is set to face the Netherlands in an international friendly on October 6 in Breda. FAZ general secretary Adrian Kashala confirmed the development in a statement issued to the media yesterday. Coach Bruce Mwape is expected to name a star-studded squad for the…...
PF is more organised than UPND right now – Changala
GOVERNANCE Activist Brebner Changala says the opposition Patriotic Front party is more organised than UPND, which is in office. And Changala says UPND’s communication system is so poor that there is a presidential spokesperson who doesn’t move with the President and a “minister of information without information”. In an interview, Tuesday, Changala said UPND was…...
Africa will thrive if we allow free movement of goods – Lumumba
KENYAN Professor Patrick Lumumba says Africa is currently a weak continent and nobody can seriously consider its political and economic weight to warrant being accommodated, on a permanent basis, in the UN Security Council. And Prof Lumumba says Africa will thrive if we allow free movement of goods and people. Speaking shortly after arriving at…...
