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The Football Association has advised all its clubs and affiliates that all football matches for this weekend have been cancelled. FAZ Communication Manager Nkweto Tembwe says the action has been taken as a sign of respect to the Association’s patron and President of the Republic of Zambia, Michael Chilufya Sata, who died in London two days ago. Tembwe says this ...

Evans Kangwa and Emmanuel Mbola were on the losing side in midweek action in Israel for homeside Hapoel Ra’anana on Wednesday. Ra’anana on Wednesday night lost 2-0 to 11th positioned Hapoel Akko. Zambia striker Kangwa, who scored his debut Israeli league goal last Saturday in a 2-0 home win over Maccabi Haifa, played the opening 58 minutes against Akko. His ...

The Football Association of Zambia says it is dismayed by the high level of indiscipline exhibited by the Senior Zambia National Women’s Soccer team after their elimination from the 2014 Africa Women’s Championships in Namibia. FAZ General Secretary George Kasengele in a statement issued today says this kind of behavior where a group of young ladies want to hold the ...

Wales forward Gareth Bale is the only player from the home nations on the 23-man shortlist for the Fifa 2014 men’s world footballer of the year award. Bale, 25, scored 22 goals for Real Madrid last season, as the La Liga side won the Champions League. Five Premier League players in Thibaut Courtois, Diego Costa, Angel Di Maria, Eden Hazard ...

South Africa’s football captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has died after being shot, South African police say. The incident reportedly happened at Meyiwa’s girlfriend’s house in Vosloorus, south of Johannesburg. The 27-year-old played for Orlando Pirates and had played in South Africa’s last four Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. On Saturday, he was in action for his club, when they ...

Cote d’Ivoire and Zambia battled to a 1-1 draw in a friendly international match played at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on Saturday. The draw saw Zambia remain unbeaten against Cote d’Ivoire now four successive meetings since losing 1-0 to The Elephants in the 1992 African Cup quarterfinals. Goals from Zambia striker Ronald Kampamba and Elephants midfielder Ousmane Ouattara ...

Chipolopolo host Cote d’Ivoire in a friendly at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka on Saturday to mark Zambia’s 50th independence anniversary that falls on October 24. As this is not a Fifa date, both teams have fielded a mix of home-based players and junior internationals with an eye on the future. The match will also see the first time ex-Chipolopolo ...

Mauricio Pochettino described Erik Lamela’s wonder-strike during Tottenham’s 5-1 win over Greek side Asteras Tripolis as “unbelievable”. Lamela scored with an outrageous ‘rabona’-style strike, wrapping his left foot around his right leg to curl the ball in from 20 yards. “It was a great goal, maybe the best by one of my players,” said Pochettino. Asked about his lack of ...

Cote d’Ivoire coach Herve Renard admits he is suffering from a case of divided loyalties ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Zambia. Renard will face Zambia for the first time on October 25 in Lusaka since leaving the Chipolopolo job exactly a year ago. “I am coming to Zambia with divided loyalty my heart with Zambia and professional loyalty is with ...

The goal machines of Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Shakhtar Donetsk cranked into top gear on Tuesday as the Champions League captivated its continental audience with a record 40 goals in one eight-game night. Bayern, who humbled Roma 7-1, Chelsea, who beat Maribor 6-0, and Shakhtar, who enjoyed a 7-0 win at Bate Borisov, contributed 20 between them on an evening ...