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Six foreign-based players led by Zambia captain Rainford Kalaba have joined camp ahead of Sunday’s away clash against Kenya. Kalaba was part of the second day of training on Tuesday at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka after joining camp late on Monday. The Zambia playmaker arrived in camp from his DR Congo base together with his TP Mazembe club-mates midfielder ...

Midfielder Nathan Sinkala says Zambia are focused on picking up their first three points this Sunday away in Nairobi. Chipolopolo kicked off their 2017 Africa Cup qualifiers on June 13 with a 0-0 home draw against Guinea Bissau in Ndola. “We have no option if we are to make our qualification a reality,” the TP Mazembe midfielder said. “They can ...

Real Madrid say they did everything they could to sign Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, after missing the deadline by two minutes. The 24-year-old’s £29m deal and that of Keylor Navas going the other way fell through with Real saying United took eight hours to reply to contracts. Real have released a statement  explaining the timeline of events and ...

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea’s proposed transfer to Real Madrid appeared to be scuppered on Monday night as the move was not listed in the transfers registered by the Spanish Professional League. Madrid seemed set to conclude the long-running transfer saga with a deal that would see the Spanish giants pay up to 30 million euros ($33.5 million, £21.8 ...

With less than 24 hours until the transfer window slams shut, Manchester United once again find themselves playing the unwanted role of the panicked Christmas shopper who realises he’s left it too late to buy the presents he wanted. Despite splashing out £150 million ($230 million) on new signings during his first season in charge and then spending nearly £80 ...

Swansea City came from behind to end Manchester United’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season with an impressive 2-1 victory at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday. After an entertaining first half ended goalless Juan Mata fired Luke Shaw’s teasing cross into the roof of the net in the 48th minute before Swansea took control. Andre Ayew restored parity with ...

Zesco United beat Konkola Blades 1-0 at home on Sunday to maintain their seven-point lead at the top of the Faz Super League table. The win also extended Zesco’s unbeaten run to 12 matches and the defending champions trace their last league defeat to June 14 when they were beaten 2-1 at home in a Ndola derby by promoted Forest ...

Bayern Munich have signed teenage Juventus winger Kingsley Coman on a two-year loan deal with the option to make it permanent. The Italian champions revealed  Bayern will pay £5m for the loan deal and can buy the 19-year-old for £16m in 2017. Bayern had said “details of the agreement will remain undisclosed”. The France Under-21 international will have played for ...

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes his team’s title hopes would already be over if they played in another league. Crystal Palace’s 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday means the champions are eight points behind leaders Manchester City after four games. “Four points in four matches is a very bad start,” said Mourinho, whose side won their first four games ...

Zambia coach George Lwandamina has explained his decision to drop TP Mazembe forward Given Singuluma for next month’s 2017 Africa Cup qualifier away against Kenya. Singuluma is conspicuously missing from the 13-member list of foreign-based call-ups summoned for the September 6 clash in Nairobi. The Mazembe striker has not disappointed for Zambia since ending his three-year Chipolopolo exile last August ...