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2026 FIFA WC QUALIFIERS GROUP E

Group E of the 2026 FIFA World Cup African qualifiers is a tough group with 6 teams that are all capable of qualifying for the World Cup. Morocco is the clear favorite to top the group, but they will face stiff competition from Zambia, Congo, Tanzania, Niger and Eritrea. Morocco is the highest-ranked team in…

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BEND IT LIKE KANGWANDA

Albert Kangwanda’s free-kick in the 2023 COSAFA Cup semi-final against South Africa was a moment of magic that helped Zambia to secure their place in the final. The free-kick came in the 69th minute, with the score level at 1-1. Kangwanda stepped up to take the free-kick from 25 yards out, and he curled the…

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COMEBACK COMPLETED✅ FINAL SECURED!

The love story between Zambia and COSAFA is a better love story than most relations as the Copper Bullets made it to yet another final after a thrilling Semifinal against South Africa. The host nation took the lead in the 44th minute through Mabasa, but Zambia equalized through Golden Mashata in the 50th minute. The…

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KANGWA BAGS ANOTHER TROPHY

Red Star Belgrade, the team Kings Kangwa plays for, participated in the Pari Premier Football Cup 2023, which is a pre-season football tournament organized by Parimatch, and Won, beating their opponents 3 goals to 1.

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ZAMBIA TO FACE S.A. IN THE SEMIS

Zambia will play South Africa in the Semifinals of the COSAFA CUP at 18hrs on Friday, this follows after Mauritius losing to Mozambique in their last Group C encounter, thus confirming Zambia as the best runner-up at the tournament.

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GET TO KNOW JUSTIN SHONGA’S FC GAGRA

FC Gagra is a Georgian football club, which competes in Erovnuli Liga, the first tier of Georgian league system. The club has its origins in Gagra, Abkhazia, but due to the ongoing Abkhaz–Georgian conflict, the team plays its home games in Tbilisi. Gagra FC was founded in 2004 by former player and coach Goderdzi Chikhradze…

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2026 FIFA WC AFRICA QUALIFIERS

The official Draw of the FIFA World Cup 2026™African Preliminaries Qualifiers will be conducted on Thursday, 13 July in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The draw will be live on CAF digital platforms and CAFONLINE.com at 15h00 GMT (18h00 Cairo time) – a few hours after the 45th CAF Ordinary Assembly that will also be held in…

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BITTERSWEET VICTORY FOR THE CHIPOLOPOLO

Zambia put Seychelles to the sword from the word go, as early pressure led to a wonderful long-range strike from Kangwanda, who took his tally to two goals at the tournament. However, there weren’t any more goals in the first half, as the score ended at 1-0 to Zambia at halftime. The second half began…

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MWEENE HANGS UP HIS GLOVES

A hero both at Country and club level, Kennedy Mweene has decided to close his chapter as a Professional Football Player after years of being a dependable shot stopper with an impeccable record at taking penalty kicks. Below is extract of what he had to say about his decision: “Today, I announce the end of…

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CHIPOLOPOLO BEAT COMOROS

In what was a must-win match, the Copper Bullets mustered all their strength to deal with whatever challenge Comoros had put up to make sure Zambia wouldn’t defend their title. The first half ended with both sides failing to penetrate each other’s defense as it ended 0-0. However, with the beginning of the second half,…