Lusaka – Absa Bank Zambia PLC and the Football Association (FAZ) have today officially announced that the 2020 Absa Cup tournament that was scheduled to take off in March, has been deferred in the face of the escalating COVID-19 cases and will resume next year at dates to be announced. Commenting on the development, Absa Bank Zambia PLC Head of …

Forget the tempo of the game, forget the style of play, forget the way the goal was scored. This was an important day, an important game and a massive result for the 2019/2020 FAZ/MTN Super League Champions, ZESCO United. With only two games to go before the final closure of the FAZ/MTN Super League, ZESCO United today faced Lusaka Dynamos …

It is a Wednesday morning and the time is 09:00. ZESCO United players slowly make their way into the Trade Fair training ground, three days after recording a 1-all draw against Kansanshi Dynamos in a week 25 rescheduled fixture. It is a disappointing result for the Zambian Super League Champions who were gunning for a crucial three points. On the …

Football Association of ZambiaFootball House, Lusaka  31st July, 2020 FAZ LEAGUE TO CLOSE ON AUGUST 6, 2020 Following an Executive Committee meeting held on Thursday afternoon, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has decided to bring the 2019/2020 season to an early closure. The decision to close the league has been necessitated by the concerns that the Association has received …

Last year, Zimbabwean international midfielder, Thabani Kamusoko made a switch from Tanzanian giants Young Africans to join eight times FAZ/MTN Super League Champions ZESCO United. The signing of Kamusoko was part of a series of changes management at ZESCO United decided to make following the departure of star players such as Lazarous Kambole, who had decided to join Kaizer Chiefs. …

Very few young players get the chance to play for their boyhood favourite teams or an opportunity to play alongside their role models. At only 20, Samuel Sikaonga, ZESCO United midfielder is staring at the prospect of achieving both. Having graduated from the ZESCO United U-19 Youth team into the senior team early last year, the young midfielder is excited …

FAZ/MTN Super League Champions, ZESCO United striker Jesse Were feels the club is still in contention for the title despite drawing 1-1 against Kansanshi Dynamos in a week 25 rescheduled game. Were who scored the equalizer after the champions conceded through a Clement Mwape own goal believes the team has enough ammunition to retain the coveted trophy. “I think what …

FAZ/MTN Super League Champions, ZESCO United this morning lost 2-0 to Power Dynamos in friendly match played at Ndola’s Trade Fair grounds. Both sides were using the game to prepare for their next FAZ/MTN Super League fixtures with ZESCO United travelling to Lusaka to face Lusaka Dynamos on Sunday while Power Dynamos host Forest Rangers on the same day. Both …

The FAZ/MTN Super League season returned last weekend under a hazy cloud, four months’ after a temporal suspension following the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The league resumed under very strict health guidelines underlined by the Government through the Ministry of Sports and the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). FAZ directed that all remaining matches be played under closed doors. The …

Football is the biggest and one of the richest sports brands in the world. Once perceived as a social activity, the sport has over the years been transformed into a billion-dollar business. The sport has since time immemorial been seen as the greatest escape route for many young people with unquestionable talent on the pitch but whose light in class …