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Cameroon down Chipolopolo

Zambia kicked off their three-match friendly tour series on Sunday evening with a 2-1 away loss against defending African champions Cameroon in Madrid at Miniestadio Cerro del Espino. Chipolopolo flew into Spain for the day to play The Indomitable Lions from Morocco where they are currently holding a training camp from June 8 to June […]

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Zambia knock Zimbabwe out of Cosafa Cup

Zambia beat defending champions Zimbabwe 4-2 on penalties (0-0 after regulation time) at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Wednesday evening to book their place in the 2019 Cosafa Cup final. Khama Billiat and Admiral Muskwe missed The Warriors opening two spot-kicks while Chipolopolo were faultless from the spot netting all four of their attempts. […]

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Infantino re-elected FIFA president unopposed at Paris congress

PARIS (Reuters) – Gianni Infantino was re-elected FIFA president unopposed at the congress of world football’s governing body in Paris on Wednesday as he claimed to have turned the organisation from being “toxic and almost criminal” back to its core values. Infantino’s re-election was marked by a round of applause from the congress after the statutes were changed […]

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Battle of the Zambezi: Chipolopolo duel with warriors

The Zambia National Team 2019 Cosafa campaign comes in focus this evening (Wednesday) when they face defending champions Zimbabwe at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in a crunch semi-final clash. In a clash dubbed the final before the final, Coach Aggrey Chiyangi will be meeting a familiar adversary that has gotten the better of the Chipolopolo […]

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Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 to win Europa final

Eden Hazard scored two goals and made another to help Chelsea thump London rivals Arsenal in Baku and win the Europa League. Victory gave Blues boss Maurizio Sarri the first trophy of his managerial career and ensured the Gunners will miss out on next season’s Champions League. With only about 5,000 fans from both sides able […]

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