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Zambia coach Honour Janza has summoned nine Under-20 players for his September domestic team training camp. The juniors, who recently qualified to the 2015 Africa Youth Championship in Senegal, will be part of a 27-member team for the monthly get-together that will be held from September 21-24 in Lusaka. The Under-20 players in camp include Zanaco goalkeeper Mangani banda, Nchanga ...

Chisamba Lungu hopes of putting his 2015 AFCON qualifying woes behind him on Monday were crashed with a defeat on his return to club duty. The Zambia midfielders’ Russian club FC Ural lost 2-1 away to Amkar Perm in a round seven game of the 2014/2015 Premiership season. Chisamba came on in the 46th but could not still lift the ...

Nkana breezed to the 2014 Barclays Cup semifinals after beating archrivals Power Dynamos 2-0 on Sunday at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. The victory sent Nkana to their first semifinal appearance since 2011 as they continue to search for an elusive first Barclays Cup final appearance on the fifth attempt. Both sides got the match off to a flying start with ...

Cape Verde roaring start in the 2015 AFCON qualifiers continued when they floored Zambia 2-1 in Praia on Wednesday. The result continued a forgettable week for Zambia who drew 0-0 at home with Mozambique in their opening Group F match last Saturday. It got worse for them in the buildup to Cape Verde match when they made a nine hour ...

Government has congratulated Nkana and Zesco football clubs on their victories in their respective continental tournaments which saw them both progress to the next round. Nkana progressed to the pre-group stage of the CAF Champions league after beating their Ugandan opponents away, while ZESCO progressed to the second round of the Confederation cup after overcoming Mozambican opposition. Chief Government Spokesperson ...