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Zambia National Football Team
The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in association football and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as the KK 11, after founding president Dr. Kenneth Kaunda ("KK") who ruled Zambia from 1964 to 1991. After the country adopted multiparty politics, the side was nicknamed ''Chipolopolo'' which means the "Copper Bullets". The team won an Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012. This team has also become the most successful team in the COSAFA Cup, surpassing Zimbabwe after winning the 2023 edition. History Zambian Air Force Flight 319 Tragedy struck the Zambian team when the military plane (REG: AF-319) transporting the team to Senegal for a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier crashed late in the evening, on April 27, 1993. Three stops were planned for re-fuelling, but at the first stop, in Brazzaville, engine problems were noted on the Buffalo DHC-5D of the Zambia Air Force. Despite this, the flight continued, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Football Association Of Zambia
The Football Association of Zambia is the governing body of association football in Zambia founded in 1929 and based at the "Football House" on Alick Nkhata Road in Lusaka, the country's capital. Affiliated to Confederation of African Football, CAF and FIFA in 1964 and COSAFA in 1997, it organizes the Zambia Super League, local league and the Zambia national football team, country's national team. Executive committee * President Keith Mweemba * Vice President Justin Mumba * Women's Representative Priscilla Katoba * Zambian Premier League Chaiman Kephas Katongo * Member Jordan Maliti * Member Collins Mukwala * Member Danny Pule * Member Chris Kamuna * Member David Simwinga * Member Patrick Ndhlovu * Member Mwansa Kapyanga * Member Mweemba Mujala * Member Francis Hamfwiti * Member Arthur Kamulosu National teams The association governs and controls the Zambian national men's and women's teams which represents the country in international association football. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 Four Nations Football Tournament
The 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament was an international association football friendly tournament organised by Football Association of Malawi (FAM). It took place from 23 to 26 March 2024 at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Venue All matches will be held at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and .... Participants countries The following four teams contested in the tournament. FIFA ranking as of 15 February 2024. Officials * Knockout stage The four teams competing against each other did not play in a group stage, but instead began in a round-robin semi-final. Semi-finals Third place playoff Final Statistics Goalscorers References {{reflist International association football compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023 COSAFA Cup
The 2023 COSAFA Cup was the 22nd edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the sixth straight year, this time in Durban, from 5 to 16 July 2023. Zambia were the defending champions. Participating nations Format For the first time, all participants will enter the Group Stage for three groups of four nations. The winners of each group and best runner-up will advance to the knockout stages. The new format guarantees between three and five matches for each team. No plate competitions will be held in this edition of the tournament. Venues Draw The draw for the group stage of the 2023 COSAFA Cup was held on 26 May 2023 in Johannesburg. Group stage Group stage matches will be played between 5–12 July 2023. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Best Runner-up Table Knockout stage Semi-final matches where played on the 14 July 2023. The final and third-place mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2022 COSAFA Cup
The 2022 COSAFA Cup was the 21st edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the 5th consecutive season, this time in Durban, from 5 to 17 July 2022. South Africa was the defending champion, having defeated Senegal, 5–4 in a penalty shoot out in the previous edition's final on 17 July 2021. Participating nations Venues Draw The draw for the group stage 2022 COSAFA Cup was held on 14 June 2022 in the host city Durban. Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Quarter-finals Plate Semi-finals Semi-finals Plate Final Third place play-off Final Statistics Goalscorers References {{DEFAULTSORT:COSAFA Cup, 2022 2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2019 COSAFA Cup
The 2019 COSAFA Cup was the 19th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament was originally to be hosted in Zimbabwe but they withdrew in February 2019. In April 2019, Durban of South Africa was announced as the host city. Venues Match officials Referees *Celso Alvacao (Mozambique) *Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar) *Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia) *Eugene Salas Mdluli ( South Africa) *António Dungula (Angola) *Audrick Nkole (Zambia) *Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho) *Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius) *Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe) *Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros) *Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda) Assistant Referees *James Emile (Seychelles) *Lesupi Puputla (Lesotho) *Athenkosi Ndongeni ( South Africa) *Mogomotsi Morakile (Botswana) *Zamani Simelane (Swaziland) *Nanga A Chalwe (Zambia) *Luckson Mhara (Zimbabwe) *Bajee Ram Babaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2013 COSAFA Cup
The 2013 COSAFA Cup, sponsored by South African Breweries and officially named the 2013 COSAFA Castle Cup, was the 14th edition of the COSAFA Cup, an international football competition consisting of national teams of member nations of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). It was hosted by Zambia in July 2013. Participants Comoros and Madagascar did not enter for unknown reasons. While Kenya and Tanzania, both members of the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) were invited. On 17 May 2013, Tanzania withdrew, citing conflicting schedules with African Nations Championship qualifiers and the Kagame Interclub Cup. The Tanzanian and Ugandan Federations were unable to agree on a new date for the African Nations Championship qualifying game due to a conflict with the FUFA elections. Tanzania were replaced with Equatorial Guinea, a member of the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC), but they withdrew from the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2006 COSAFA Cup
This page provides summaries to the 2006 COSAFA Cup. Format In the first round, 12 teams were divided into 3 groups of 4 teams each. Each group played a knockout tournament. The winners of each group joined Zimbabwe (holders) into the final round. First round Group A Played in Maseru, Lesotho Semi-finals 3rd/4th Places Final * Angola advance to final round ---- Group B Played in Gaborone, Botswana Semi-finals 3rd/4th Places Final * Botswana advance to final round ---- Group C Played in Windhoek, Namibia Semi-finals 3rd/4th Places Final * Zambia advance to final round Final round * Zimbabwe qualified as 2005 COSAFA Cup winner Semi-finals Final Top scorers ;4 goals * Akwá ;2 goals * Mateus * Zé Kalanga * Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and menta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1998 COSAFA Cup
This page provides summaries of the 1998 COSAFA Cup, the second edition of the tournament. Qualifying round Final round External linksCOSAFA Cup 1998 Detailsat RSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1998 Cosafa Cup Cosafa Cup, 1998 COSAFA Cup International sports competitions hosted by Zambia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1997 COSAFA Cup
This page provides summaries of the 1997 COSAFA Cup, the first edition of the tournament. Qualifying round Final round Individual scorers * 4 goals ** Adelino * 3 goals ** Johannes Hindjou ** Tico-Tico ** Jones Nkhwazi * 2 goals ** Edward Kangwa ** Mwape Miti Mwape Miti (born 24 May 1973) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has played 246 matches and scored 109 goals for his team Odense Boldklub, having joined them in the summer of 1997 from Power Dynamos. Prior ... ** Frazer Kamwandi ** Lovemore Fazili External links Details of the 1997 COSAFA Cupat RSSSF {{DEFAULTSORT:1997 Cosafa Cup Cosafa Cup, 1997 COSAFA Cup International sports competitions hosted by Zambia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
COSAFA Cup
The COSAFA Cup (known fully as COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup) is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA), inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996. History The following teams have participated in the tournament in the past: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Additionally, seven non-COSAFA members have competed: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Senegal. Zambia has won the most titles with seven wins, followed by Zimbabwe with six wins. Zambia has been the most prolific side in the competition failing to reach the top 4 only four times since the tournament's inception. The first editions of the competition were a knockout to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2012 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition took place between 21 January and 12 February 2012 and was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006. The matches were played in four stadiums in four host cities, with the final played at the newly built Stade d'Angondjé in Gabon's largest city, Libreville. Fourteen teams were selected for participation via a continental qualification tournament that began in July 2010. The 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations took place against the backdrop of political turmoil. Libya and Tunisia qualified for the tournament, even as the Arab Spring brought upheaval and regime change to both nations. Traditional African footballing nations such as re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
