FOLLOWING their reconciliation, Zambia Amateur Athletics Association has rewarded Samuel Matete with three positions. The former world 400m hurdles champion, who has for the last five years been running court battles with Mpondela and ZAAA, has been appointed deputy national coach, technical director and would also be in charge of athletics development region one. The […]
PONGA Liwewe is not telling the truth in the article about Kalusha Bwalya that is making rounds on social media and I have asked him to retract or he remains a liar forever, says Major Richard Kachingwe. In an article titled ‘King Kalu Dethroned’ published in the City Press of South Africa this week, Liwewe […]
ZESCO United yesterday crushed out of the CAF Champions League in the most unfashionable style after failing to win a home match in the group stage and coach George Lwandamina said the Ndola side has learnt valuable lessons. Zesco yesterday drew 1-1 with Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel to finish third with six points in […]
FORMER 400m world hurdles champion Samuel Matete says he will now work with Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) president Elias Mpondela to advance the interests of the sport. Matete, who was one of the world’s leading hurdlers in the early 1990s, has had a frosty relationship with Mpondela since retiring as a track and field […]
Nkana football club and Zanaco have already started breathing the unsettled air surrounding the 2018 Barclay’s cup. Kalampa Boys say they will be spitting flames in this year’s prestigious tournament while the bankers say they are not letting a coin escape their title confers. In an interview with Goal Diggers! the Red Devils’ coach Bestone […]
FORMER Football Association of Zambia president Simataa Simataa says he has no doubt banned soccer icon Kalusha Bwalya will bounce back stronger and wiser. Simataa, who in the past was critical of the Bwalya-led FAZ executive, has advised the African soccer legend not to appeal a recent two-year ban slapped on him by FIFA because […]
Zesco United centre back, David Owino Odhiambo, will miss this Saturday’s CAF Champions League Group D match away to Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland due to thigh injury. The Kenyan international has failed to recover from the injury which also saw him miss last Saturday’s FAZ MTN Super Division match against Napsa Stars in Lusaka which […]
Fifa has issued ultimatums to Nigeria and Ghana that they both face bans from global football for “undue influence” in the affairs of their governing bodies. Nigeria’s ban could begin with immediate effect if the Nigeria Football Federation “offices are not handed back to the legitimate NFF executive committee under president Amaju Pinnick”. The issues […]
Jomo Cosmos’ former Zambia international Clifford Mulenga has described the salary situation at ‘Ezenkosi’ as extremely disheartening, saying players have not received their salaries for some time now. According to Mulenga and the South African football players’ union, players at the National First Division side have not received salaries for two months now and those […]
Bestone Chambeshi says Nkana is training hard to face struggling New Monze Swallows in week 28 of the FAZ/MTN super league games. In an interview with Goal Diggers! Coach Chambeshi said the Kalampa knew what was at stake and were looking forward to collecting maximum results with a clean sheet. “I’m well aware that Swallows […]