Archive for January, 2010

MTNFootball.com can again exclusively report that top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have met with Zambia coach, Herve Renard, with a view to the Frenchman leading the Super Eagles to the World Cup in June. A top source informed MTNFootball.com Saturday afternoon: "NFF officials led by president Sani Lulu and Taiwo Ogunjobi met with Renard in Luanda to discuss the possibility of his joining Nigeria for the World Cup. "Also at this meeting was FIFA top official, Walter Gagg. It was a fruitful meeting. Hopefully something should come out of this. "Renard is excited to work with Nigeria, but asked the NFF officials to speed up their interest as he has also been courted by several other African teams." The young French coach became a darling of several Nigeria officials here in Angola after his youthful and inexperienced Chipolopolo outclassed the Super Eagles in a Nations Cup quarterfinal even though they would go on to l Full story

Togo have been banned from the next two editions of the African Nations Cup because of "governmental interference" in their decision to pull out of the 2010 tournament after the machine-gun attack on the team bus. The African Football Confederation (CAF) were unhappy that Togolese prime minister Gilbert Huongbo ordered his team to return from Angola, following the attack on their bus by a separatist movement in Cabinda that left two members of the delegation dead. After initially pulling out of the competition, the Togo players then decided to play before being ordered back to the country by Huongbo. They were then disqualified by CAF for not turning up to their opening match against Ghan Full story

In this column the Zamfoot Crew brings you the latest transfer & Gossip news. It’s simply Kachepa!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lusaka Celtic moves to Kafue KCM/FAZ Division one south outfit Lusaka Celtic has been moved to Kafue and will be now called Kafue Celtic. According to sources the move is aimed at creating a big fan base as it will be the only team in town playing in the second tier. “The owners want Celtic to be one of the biggest clubs in Zambia in the next five years. They are looking at the model Afrisport fc used when they scouted for players like Lwipa, Kalaba, Jacob Mulenga, Stopilla Sunzu and Mbola,” the source said. Full story