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Zambia U-17 Womens Team 60 % Ready for World Cup
Zambia Women’s Under-17 team has reached 60 percent readiness for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World...
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Rafael Leão to Wear Ronaldo’s No. 7 Jersey in Portugal’s Denmark Clash
Galatasaray winger Rafael Leão will wear Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous No. 7 jersey when Portugal faces Denmark tonight, in the UEFA Nations League. Ronaldo will miss the match after leaving the Portugal camp on Wednesday, following his side’s match against Norway, which he watched from the…
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Zambia U-17 Women’s Team 60 % Ready for World Cup
Zambia Women’s Under-17 team has reached 60 percent readiness for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, with the Copper Princesses scheduled to leave the country on Sunday. Speaking during a training session at Millers Grounds today, head coach Carol Kanyemba says preparations have progressed well…
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Senegal, Morocco to know fate October 8 over appeal on AFCON final
The long-running dispute involving the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is set to take a significant step forward next month after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed a hearing date for…
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Ronaldo Leaves Portugal Camp after Being Benched against Norway
Cristiano Ronaldo has left the Portugal national team camp ahead of their UEFA Nations League game against Denmark on Thursday. This comes after the 40-year-old Al-Nassr forward watched his side’s 2-1 UEFA Nations League victory over Norway played on Sunday, from the bench. In a…
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Power disturbance at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium lasted just 0.2 seconds, but the stadium’s floodlights require up to 20 minutes to return to full brightness after a power outage – ZESCO
ZESCO’S 0.2-SECOND POWER CUT: THE REAL STORY IS THE LIGHTING SYSTEM By Staff Reporter ZESCO says the power disturbance during the Zambia–Togo match at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium lasted just 0.2 seconds. But that tiny interruption exposed a much bigger problem.According to ZESCO, the stadium’s floodlights…
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Finally a win!
Coach George Lwandamina says teamwork and character delivered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Togo in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola yesterday.
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Chipolopolo Beat Togo 2-0 in AFCON Qualifier
The Chipolopolo have beaten Togo 2-0 in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Group I...
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Man City in trouble, found guilty of ‘sham’ contracts, misleading accounts
Manchester City arranged “sham contracts” with a number of commercial partners as part of a scheme to disguise secret funding of more than £830m, the Premier League says. The League confirmed that City have been found guilty of all charges related to breaches of Premier…
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Chipolopolo beat Togo 2-0 to revive 2027 AFCON qualifying campaign
The Zambia National Team, the Chipolopolo, have bounced back in style in the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers after defeating Togo 2-0 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola on Tuesday evening. After suffering a 3-1 defeat to Algeria in their opening Group I fixture…
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Chipolopolo Beat Togo 2-0 in AFCON Qualifier
The Chipolopolo have beaten Togo 2-0 in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations Group I qualifier at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Albert Kangwanda opened the scoring for Zambia before Elia Mandanji sealed the victory with a second goal in the 90+4th minute, following a…
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Ghana, Nigeria and Cape Verde crash in AFCON qualifying
Former champions Ghana and Nigeria as well as World Cup surprise packages Cape Verde were beaten on Tuesday in shock-riddled 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Ghana led by two goals before conceding twice in each half in Accra to lose 4-2 against Gambia, two…
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Alexis Arias Biography: Football Career and Statistics
Alexis Arias is a right-footed Peruvian midfielder known primarily for operating centrally. He stands around 1.63–1.65 meters tall, and his listed positions include defensive midfielder, central midfielder, and attacking midfielder. That positional flexibility helps explain why his statistical profiles sometimes classify him differently from match…
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Red Arrrows Challenged to Fly Higher
ZAF Commander Lieutenant General OSCAR NYONI has challenged Red Arrows Football Club to aim for...
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Chipolopolo Back in Action Against Togo
The Chipolopolo will tomorrow face Togo in their second Group I fixture...
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Lusaka Chess Federation unpacks K50, 000 independence Cup
Nkwazi Chess Club Coordinator Maybin Chinama has
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Yalcouye makes dream debut as Ivory Coast beat Ghana in AFCON qualifier
Brighton striker Malick Yalcouye made a dream debut for Ivory Coast by scoring in a 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory over Ghana in Bouake on Thursday. The 20-year-old unleashed a shot from just outside the box on 44 minutes that beat goalkeeper Lawrence…
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Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo football
Zimbabwe will play at home for the first time in five years when they host the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in a top-of-the-table Africa Cup of Nations group qualifier. Major renovations to the 60 000-seat National Sports Stadium on the outskirts of the…
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Senegal draw first match under Vieira and Nigeria survive scare
Former France star, Patrick Vieira, debuted as Senegal coach by drawing 1-1 in Mozambique, and Nigeria survived a scare to edge Madagascar 2-1 in Africa Cup of Nations qualifying on Friday. Aston Villa striker Nicolas Jackson put controversial 2026 AFCON runners-up Senegal ahead after 32…
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Zambia Under-20 Miss AFCON Qualification
The Zambia Under-20 men’s football team has failed to qualify for the...
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Press Statement from ZNBC on Chipolopolo
The Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) wishes to update the...
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Chipolopolo Open AFCON Campaign Against Algeria
The Chipolopolo will this evening begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations...
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Chipolopolo Ready for Algeria Clash
Chipolopolo Interim Head Coach GEORGE LWANDAMINA says the team has adequately prepared...
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Nora, Copper Queens part ways after months of tension
She came in as the game changer,
