The TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which will be contested in Algeria, will feature matches between Zambia’s arch-rivals South Africa, Nigeria, and Morocco. However, Zambia’s Under-17 Men’s National Squad coach Ian Bakala says his team has nothing to worry. The COSAFA champions and South Africa will resume their rivalry months after winning both…
At the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Algeria 2023, Zambia has been placed in Group B. South Africa, Nigeria, and Morocco are the opponents the junior Chipolopolo will face. The competition will take place from April 29 to May 19, 2023. Below is a picture showing the groups as they have been drawn.
In the first-ever press conference in Zambia, Avram Grant stated the reason why he chose Zambia as well as why Zambia chose him, the football he is associated with and many more “First and foremost, I’m happy to be here, this is my first time in Zambia, I arrived here yesterday morning and they took…
In welcoming the newly unveiled Chipolopolo coach, the FAZ President began by first observing the presence of all the dignitaries present and went on to say the following: “Compliments of the season to all the football brains gathered here, it is indeed a good season for our game, as evidenced by the composition of this…
Oswald Mutapa, the head coach of the Zambia U23 National Side, has urged his team to learn from the junior national teams who have advanced to their respective AFCON tournaments. It will only complete the junior football cycle if the U23 matches their success and qualifies for the 2023 AFCON, which will be hosted in Morocco in June, according to Mutapa, who claims that both the U17 and U20 national teams have demonstrated consistency through hard effort. Zambia will play against Egypt in the 3rd and final round of the 2023 U23 AFCON Qualifiers on March 19, 2023, before hosting the North Africans eight days later. The U17 and U20 Men’s National Teams both successfully qualified for the continental championship, which will be hosted in Algeria and Egypt, after winning…
In a 1-0 victory over South Africa on Wednesday, Zambia humbled their opponents to earn the top spot in Group B at the TotalEngies U17 AFCON Algeria 2023 Qualifier | COSAFA as Marcel Zimba took advantage of a defensive blunder to secure the 3 points. Zambia will now play Botswana in the semifinals while South Africa…
After a rigorous practice at the Escombe Sports Club in Durban, the Chipolopolo boys have reached the penultimate phase of their preparations for Algeria’s 2023 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier against Mozambique.Prior to Sunday’s first leg match against the Mozambican Mambas, Aljosa Asanovic and his men will travel from Durban to Maputo on Wednesday.The 2022…
Below is the full statement released by FAZ: The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) wishes to inform its stakeholders and football family that it has lodged a formal complaint to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) against the officiating exhibited by Ethiopian referee Lidya Tafesse Abebe during the 2022 TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations…
After a cracking game, Chipolopolo made it passed Senegal to set up a clash with Namibia. Both teams gave fans a 7-goal thriller as the game ended 4-3 to Zambia. Zambia opened the scoring via a Kelvin Kampamba cracker, soon after Senegal equalized, however, Sautu had other plans as he restored Zambia’s lead, which they…
