Daily Archives: November 18, 2014

It’s do-or-die for giants in Afcon

Defending champions Nigeria will lead several top teams on Wednesday including four-time winners Ghana and the Ivory Coast in a final bid to qualify for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea. The Super Eagles got their tottering campaign back on track at the weekend in Pointe-Noire, beating hosts Congo to cancel out a 3-2 shock home loss ...

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Mighty Mufulira Wanderers promoted

Nine time Zambian champions ‘Mighty’ Mufulira Wanderers have secured promotion back to the Faz Super League after a nine year hiatus. Zambia’s second most successful club secured promotion with a game in hand after drawing 1-1 away in Grinaker Lubengele on Sunday in their penultimate FAZ Division One North match of the season played in Chililabombwe. Wanderers have 64 points, ...

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Lusambo vows to ensure MMD is buried if Nevers is sidelined

MMD youths have warned that failure to adopt party President Nevers Mumba as presidential candidate for the forthcoming presidential election will mark the extinction of the former ruling party. MMD Die-Hard Nation Youth Coordinator Bowman Lusambo in a statement made available to QFM News says as youths in the party, they will work to annihilate the MMD if Dr Mumba ...

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AVAP demands Presidential election date

The Anti Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has expressed concern at the delay by Acting President Guy Scott to announce the date for presidential by-election. And AVAP says the wrangles in the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) should not affect the holding of the by-election. AVAP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani has told QFM News in an interview that Dr. Scott should know ...

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HH counsels PF,MMD politicians

United Party for National Development President Hakainde Hichilema has appealed to politicians in the Patriotic Front and MMD to reflect on their behavior over the past week. Mr Hichilema in a statement made available to QFM News says the squabbles and struggles that have engulfed the PF and MMD threaten the trust between Zambians and their politicians, and the hope ...

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PF Central Committee is compromised – GBM

Patriotic Front Presidential aspirant Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has charged that the PF Central Committee is compromised and hence the need for the party to adopt its presidential candidate through a convention. And Mr. Mwamba has accused PF Secretary General Edgar Lungu of having promised Central Committee members with jobs once he is elected president. Speaking to journalists shortly after filing ...

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Hodgson happy with England progress

England manager Roy Hodgson says his side were making progress even before the “cold shower” of World Cup failure. Hodgson has presided over five successive victories since exiting at the group stage in Brazil and takes his side to meet Scotland on Tuesday. “We were doing a lot of things right leading up to Brazil, but the World Cup was ...

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Kardashian joins Indian Big Brother

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian is set to make an appearance on the Indian version of  Big Brother, a spokesperson for the channel airing the show says. Kardashian will join the remaining 12 participants on the programme, known as Bigg Boss, in Mumbai on Saturday. Kardashian is a household name in the UK and the US, best known for reality ...

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‘Four killed’ in Jerusalem attack

At least four Israelis have been killed and seven injured in what police say was a “terrorist attack” at a Jerusalem synagogue. Two men armed with axes and knives carried out the attack in the Har Nof neighbourhood. Police say they shot both the attackers dead inside the synagogue. The city of Jerusalem has seen months of heightened tension and ...

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