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U-23 bench drafts Daka, six others for Malawi clash

The Zambia Under-23 Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign is firmly in progress with Assistant coach Bilton Musonda signalling that he will summon seven foreign based players for the March 20 first leg encounter away to Malawi. Musonda told FAZfootball.com at Nkoloma Stadium that the technical bench will summon all the eligible and competitive players for […]

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Kambwili granted bail

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Lusaka Magistrate Court has granted a K3, 000 cash bail to National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili. This is in a case where Kambwili was seen in a video which went viral, of an Indian nation who was seen driving a compactor. Kambwili’s bail conditions is K3, 000 with two working […]

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Sarri and Kepa row overshadows Spurs clash

All eyes will be on the Chelsea team sheet at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to see whether the fall-out from Maurizio Sarri’s astonishing row with Kepa Arrizabalaga drags on into the crucial London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. Chelsea boss Sarri was furious when Blues goalkeeper Kepa refused to be substituted after needing treatment in the […]

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Zambia cuts power from world’s biggest man-made reservoir

Zambia has reduced hydropower production at the Kariba Dam because of rapidly declining water levels at the world’s biggest man-made reservoir that straddles the border with Zimbabwe, the energy minister said. “We have noted the poor water situation for the Zambezi system necessitating reduction in generation at Kariba,” Matthew Nkhuwa said, without providing further details. […]

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Nkana, Zesco dating Kotoko danger man

Asante Kotoko’s Burkinabe striker Yacouba Songné has emerged as a transfer target for Zambian clubs Zesco United and Nkana after he impressed the two sides in CAF Confederation Cup action against them. Songné 27, shares the same agent with former Zesco United defender Ben Adama Banh who currently turns out for Nkana. It is said […]

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FQM has poor corporate governance-SARW

By JOHN SAKALA Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) has expressed its displeasure with the poor corporate governance exhibited by First Quantum Minerals after the mining firm disputed the findings of SARW. SARW Country Coordinator Edward Lange said that it was disappointing that the mining firm is saying that it was not consulted when it was […]

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