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George Lwandamina has admitted he knows very little about Guinea Bissau but is confident Zambia will get a favorable home result on Saturday in the two side’s opening 2017 Africa Cup Group E qualifier. Lwandamina took charge of Zambia on Monday following the dismissal of Honour Janza after ten months in charge as interim coach. The Zesco United coach takes ...

Argentina are favourites to end a 22-year trophy drought when the Copa America kicks off on Thursday as a resurgent Brazil chase redemption following their ill-fated campaign at last year’s World Cup. One of the most eagerly anticipated Copas in years gets under way in Santiago, with hosts Chile launching the three-week extravaganza of South American football against Ecuador in ...

  Newcastle caretaker manager John Carver has been sacked along with coach Steve Stone, BBC Sport has learned. Carver, 50, took charge for the final 20 games of this season following the departure of Alan Pardew to Crystal Palace, but won just three matches. The club narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League. Former England and Derby manager Steve McClaren ...

Gaelle Enganamouit scored a hat-trick as Cameroon belied their lowly world ranking of 53rd with a commanding 6-0 victory over fellow Women’s World Cup debutants Ecuador in their Group C opener in Vancouver on Monday. Les Lionnes, who qualified for the World Cup by finishing as runners-up at last year’s African Women’s Championship, took advantage of several defensive lapses by ...

A resurgent Brazil are determined to bury the memory of last year’s traumatic World Cup campaign as they prepare to regain their crown as the kings of South American football at the Copa America. Brazil’s challenge at the World Cup on home soil was obliterated in a 7-1 semifinal mauling by eventual champions Germany, a result that was compared to ...

ZESCO United trainer George Lwandamina is the new interim Chipolopolo Coach taking over from Honor Janza who reverts to his position of Technical Director at Football House. FAZ Communications Manager Nkweto Tembwe in a statement made available to QFM Sports News says Lwandamina’s appointment is with immediate effect and his first assignment is the Orange Africa Cup of Nations qualifier ...

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon will play on for three more seasons in a bid to achieve unfulfilled ambitions. Buffon suffered his second Champions League final defeat when Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 on Saturday, having previously lost against AC Milan in the 2003 showpiece. Despite producing a superb performance in the stadium where he became a World Cup winner with Italy ...

It is a West African derby on the cards for the Black Satellites in the round of 16. The Fifa Under-20 World Cup next stage sees Ghana draw Mali, a match to be played on Wednesday. Sellas Tetteh’s team are unbeaten as they topped Group B with seven points while the Mali finished third in Group C. The two meet ...

Faz Super League leaders Zanaco rallied to salvage a point at home on Saturday against Nkwazi at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka. Promoted Nkwazi were denied the three points after Zanaco a first half equaliser from Moses Phiri settled the contest. Nkwazi took the lead in the 16th minute through Steward Chikandiwa but Phiri equalised in the 31st minute to earn ...

Luis Suarez and Neymar scored second half goals to give Barcelona a 3-1 Champions League final victory over Juventus on Saturday as the Spaniards became the first team to twice win the European treble. Luis Enrique capped his first season as Barcelona’s head coach by matching Pep Guardiola’s feat from the 2008/09 season when the Catalans captured the European, Spanish ...