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Zambia Wins National Team of the Year at CAF Awards
Zambia were named the Africa’s National Team of the Year at CAF’s awards gala staged in Accra, Ghana on Thursday.
The Chipolopolo beat Cape Verde and Ivory Coast to the accolade as the best team on the continent.
Zambia in the year under review clinched their first Nations Cup title earlier this year in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
They beat Cote d’Ivoire on penalties haven played a thrilling goalless draw game after 120 minutes of football.
Zambia are also currently top of their preliminary qualification group for the 2014 World Cup which has giants Ghana, Sudan and Lesotho as opponents.
The Chipolopolo will be defending their Nations Cup crown at next year’s Nations Cup in South Africa.
They are drawn in Group C alongside Nigeria, Ethiopia and Burkina Faso and will open their campaign against the Black Lions on January 21.
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gweny
December 21, 2012 at 10:27 am
Good move and best wishes for the future guys, nomba imwe, ifwe tulumba fye tamutulusha moo eeeh, we love and always do.
God guide us
Big Daddy
December 21, 2012 at 11:31 am
Congratulations Chipolopolo boyz. But these CAF guyz are a confused lot. Why did they deny Chris Best African Footballer award but in this category he is recognised as jointly the best. May be they are suffering memory lapses and sometimes think Chris plays for Flames of Malawi.
Isoka
December 21, 2012 at 11:42 am
Congratulation boys we rally behind you tomorrow show Tanzania that you no.in Africa looking forward to defending the cup goooooooooooooooooooooo Zambia
ray
December 21, 2012 at 11:49 am
conglats guys we look forward to defending the cup next year and to qualify to world cup
She - knows
December 21, 2012 at 12:49 pm
BA ZAMBIA NALELO BA WINA ICHIPOLOPOLO! Wow, nice one guys congrats. But celebreting forever will not help our footballing legacy. Right now every country not only in africa but the world want to beat us (Remember Ju Sing Park’s South Korea’s friendly?)So this time round the pressure is on us and so we need to work twice as hard as the last time.For now VIVA FAZ, VIVA TEAM ZAMBIA.O I forgot VIVA SHIPOLOPOLO.Golg medalists for zone six under 17 womens football.Anita Mulenga Captain jersey number 6 let me marry you sweety. (But if I mess up not ukumpanta ifibaka)CONGRATS TEAM ZAMBIA.
ONETIME RELOADED
December 21, 2012 at 2:11 pm
IYA wama nasaana
Ba medza
December 21, 2012 at 2:17 pm
Let us put our celebrations aside & start forecasing on returning the trophy next year because the same mouths which are now showering you with praises will next year be insulting you & your glories will be in vain. Othewise congrats!!! & good luck!!!!
Limande.jr
December 21, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Congrates…the copper bullets & the coach.
zambia
December 21, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Congratulations to Chipolopolo and Herve Renard. Go zambia go.
Ba game
December 21, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Zambian team yena kuwayawaya fye. Its nt chipolopolo its sikolokolo.
pro
December 21, 2012 at 3:18 pm
@Ba game, we mbwa we ****** lyobe, if you have nothing to talk about, just shut up swine.
honset
December 21, 2012 at 4:38 pm
congrats happy mumkondya
TELGGB
December 22, 2012 at 9:21 am
PLEASE WATCH DOG HELP US. PF CADRES ARE GIVING PLOTS IN THE MIDDLE OF ROADS IN OBAMA AREA, A WELL PLANED RESIDENTIAL AREA FOR HIGH AND MIDDLE COST HOUSES LOCATED IN CHELSTON. SOME SENIOR PF OFFICIAL GAVE CADRES MONEY TO INTIMIDATE PEOPLE WHO ARE DEVELOPING HIGH COST HOUSES. THEY WANT TO BUILD HOUSES AND SHOPS IN MIDDLE OF WELL DRAWN ROADS. PLEASE COME AND TAKE PHOTOS. THE SENIOR PF OFFICIAL BEHIND THIS MUST BE ARRESTED. OBAMA AREA IS IN CHELSTON.