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Zambia, Ahly defy odds to conquer Africa
Dec. 22 | TOPSHOTS Egypt's Al-Ahly forward Abdallah Said (2nd R) appeals among Mexico's Monterrey captain and defender Jose Maria Basanta (L) and defender Ricardo Osorio (R) during their 2012 Club World Cup football match for third place in Yokohama on...Africa Cup champions Zambia win Mandela Challenge
Nov. 15 | SOWETO, South Africa – Zambia beat South Africa 1-0 in a friendly in Soweto Wednesday to add the Nelson Mandela Cup to the Africa Cup of Nations trophy they won earlier this year. Collins Mbesuma hit the only goal of the match, scoring in the 64th...Zambia could inspire Africa’s smaller teams, says Bwalya
Feb. 24 | ZURICH: Zambia’s unprecedented, against-the-odds win in the African Nations Cup could inspire the continent’s other unfashionable teams to qualify for the World Cup, according to Kalusha Bwalya, the president of the FA and the finest player...Champions Zambia opt for rest instead of Gabon game
Feb. 24 | African champions Zambia will not play again until June after the team shelved a friendly against Gabon, instead opting to rest their players after their African Nations Cup exertions earlier this month, officials said. Earlier this week, Zambia said...Memory of dead players steers Zambia to victory
Feb. 14 | LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – The memory of 18 players killed in an air crash almost 20 years ago carried Zambia‘s current generation to their extraordinary African Nations Cup triumph, the team said on Monday. Coach Herve Renard called the 18 a...Zambia team returns home after African Cup win
Feb. 14 | LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) – With an escort of jet fighters screaming above and tens of thousands of screaming fans on the ground, Zambia’s victorious soccer team flew home Monday to a hero’s welcome. The Copper Bullets, or Chipolopolo...
Bwalya finally lifts African Cup as FA president
Feb. 13 | LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP): Zambia great Kalusha Bwalya finally lifted a African Cup of Nations trophy for his tragic team mates Sunday, 19 years after they were killed in a plane crash. Bwalya, the former national captain and now federation president,...
Renard hails Zambian spirit after Cup success
Feb. 13 | LIBREVILLE (Reuters) : Coach Herve Renard hailed the spirit of his Zambian side after their unexpected African Nations Cup success on Sunday. Zambia beat Ivory Coast 8-7 in a drama-filled penalty shootout following a 0-0 draw to win the Cup for the...
