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All the best sensetional boys, you wil make us proud if you replicate ZESCO’s last year performance.

well from the look of things i think ZANACO have trained and worked hard they also have a solid coach and a good number of players who have had some international experinece. ZESCO have raised the bar and its only good for our soccer. BUT…….. zanaco managment what happend to the planned trip to holland?????? we wish the alll the best and i trust WADA WADA has worked hard with the guys. they have a genuinly young side.. we have no fear for west africans this time we can compete with them and national and club level.

people , i think warant officer KATONGO can be truly 27. how do we know that he is more than that? are we his mother or auntie to dispute maybe its true … imwe GO ZANACO

FORMER national team coach Colonel Brightwell Banda has said the state of Zambian football is hurting the country’s class that experienced glorious days.

Col Banda, who guided Zambia to her maiden East and Central Africa Championship (CECAFA) title and was part of the bronze-winning technical bench at the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations in Libya, said Zambia’s target should now be to win the continental title and qualify to the World Cup.

He said the country should not aim for nothing less than what it had achieved in the past.

Col Banda said a quarterfinal place like the case at the recent Africa Cup of Nations did not excite him.
“It pains me so much that we now consider getting to the quarterfinal as an achievement.

“This time we should be winning the trophy and going to the World Cup,” he said.
Col Banda said it was sad that coaches who played a key role in Zambian football had been sidelined.

He said the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) should embrace veteran coaches as part of the development process.

Col Banda said the coaches of his class had good ideas to contribute in re-establishing Zambia as a footballing force on the continent.

“Today, I’m looked at as nothing because we keep bringing novices in the administration of football, people without experience,” he observed.

Col Banda said during his time as national team trainer, he worked closely with Republic President Rupiah Banda who at the time was FAZ vice-president in charge of the technical department.

“We worked extremely well with President Banda and I became the first Zambian coach to sign a professional contract. We were beating teams like Cameroon 4-1 at Independence Stadium,” he said.

Col Banda said he had made submission to both FAZ and the government in previous years on how a strong youth structure would help develop Zambian football.

He, however, expressed disappointment that his paper only went as far as gathering dust on the shelves.

Col Banda, whose retain to active coaching in 2005 was dented with a humiliating 9-2 goal aggregate bashing of Red Arrows by Nigeria’s Enyimba in the CAF Champions League, said the remedy to Zambian football was in establishing a strong youth structure.

He advised the media to give the correct picture of Zambian football.
Col Banda accused the media of contributing to the downfall of the sport in the country.

“I don’t expect praises from the media but you have totally been unfair in the way you have reflected Zambian football.

“Draw a graph on Zambian coaches and their performance and see where I will be,” he said.
Col Banda, who has since relocated to Ndola rural, expressed gratitude that some people appreciated his contribution to the country’s top sport.

“It is only sad that other people think we never played a role in football in Zambia, they don’t want us anywhere near the game,” he complained.

Col Banda said it was impossible for football to develop without tapping into contributors of past success.

All the best to Zanaco.I think they can do well this time around,they have an ambitiuos coach with a good squad to do the jod

All the best to Zanaco.I think they can do well this time around,they have a determined coach with a good squad to do the job

@justice kafusha
Good points from Col Banda.Youth soccer development is the key to our recovery.Do we still have the primary schools and secondary schools league’s?.

who are the key players in the zanaco team who can scole goals in the champion league cause patric is gone.

All the best guys.Its time for Henry Banda to shine since Kabamba is no longer there.Mukaposeko amano ba guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guwi3NCD9qw
Jacob Mulenga’s goal of the year.The skill,composure,and confidence is amazing

@vincent mudekwa
Ignitius lwipa ,Henry banda, Mathew mecha,Winstone Kalengo, Allan Mukuka ,Jack Chileshe
to name a few.

isaac malukutu :
@vincent mudekwa
Ignitius lwipa ,Henry banda, Mathew mecha,Winstone Kalengo, Allan Mukuka ,Jack Chileshe
to name a few.

Isn’t jack chileshe in angola?

I personally believe that solid youth structures have been a big downturn factor in the whole of Southern Africa and not just Zambia. Even in South Arica with all the sponsorship and infrastructure they still dont have a solid youth system in place. The youth system of Ivory coast has been a real eye opener I hope for many an African country. To think that their youth system has produced some of the biggest stars of the game today can be considered an ultimate achievement. There is way too much focus on money over everything else. If somebody like Brightwell presents a paper on youth development and at about the same time a big European club shows interest in a player, all focus will be centred on selling that player and the paper then heads to the bin. Reason for this, selling the player will fatten somebodys pocket, focusing on youth deveopment wont. Right now were is the U17 team if there is still one.

Zanaco have raised the bar for sure, they are taking the tournament as serious as serious can get. Training well, acclamatizing in due time, they have got a solid coach. i think they will do us proud. I truly think they will go far.

how many zambian clubs are taking part or qualified to this championship?apart fro zanaco

kung fu :people , i think warant officer KATONGO can be truly 27. how do we know that he is more than that? are we his mother or auntie to dispute maybe its true … imwe GO ZANACO

I do not think so.He could be in his late thirties or early forties.

JUSTICE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING? YOU DO MAKE SOME GOOD COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG.

Never :

kung fu :people , i think warant officer KATONGO can be truly 27. how do we know that he is more than that? are we his mother or auntie to dispute maybe its true … imwe GO ZANACO

I do not think so.He could be in his late thirties or early forties.

whats with the age speculation story. So what if he is nineteen or ninety as log as he is delivering on the field of play I dont care.

All the best zanaco,continue where Zesco ended.

Zanaco took this one quite serious. They did some shopping off season to boost their squad which is what most of us were advocating for. They were in Mongu for a training camp were eye witnesses say it was a major physical work-out in the Barotse sands.

Record has it that everytime Wada has brought his team to the West he has gone on to win the league.

Can someone confirm where Patrick Kabamba is, I heard rumor that he has become paralysed.

@Never
kungfu i think you have nothing to say or write i think you should just keep quiet.
how old you are you yourself and so what if you are a player and you 120 years old and you can play i mean SO ????

chiti chitundu shut up im saying he could be 27 and you refusing are you his father?

@Jojo
The Angola deal did not workout so he is still with ZANACO.

hey karate or judo whatever you are called lets discuss on the above mentioned topic.
Okay i agree Christopher Katongo is 27. are you happy now?? maybe tommorow you will say sata is 35 years old.

Mabbwana :Zanaco took this one quite serious. They did some shopping off season to boost their squad which is what most of us were advocating for. They were in Mongu for a training camp were eye witnesses say it was a major physical work-out in the Barotse sands.
Record has it that everytime Wada has brought his team to the West he has gone on to win the league.
Can someone confirm where Patrick Kabamba is, I heard rumor that he has become paralysed.

LOL< ala rumors ni bad, he is in Angola and very well, i was with him the night before he left and he was walking unless some miracle happened

I second Col B. Banda’s Sentiments about the Media in Zambia on how they report Football rumor. More especially the generation of Mid Eighties and Nineties who have driven by wrong Data in terms of who is who in Zambia Football? We do not want to speculate or be courted that we have a grudge over our colleagues, but the matter of fact is that there are only two gentlemen in Zambia who did contribute a lot in Football. i.e. Kalu & Ucar which should not be the case. Some of our friends who support Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal & Liverpool do not know this Col B. Banda all they know is Kalusha Ucar. The media we are appealing to you that be patriot in the way you dish out information. The problems of us Zambian is that we are too selfish in all aspects of our lives, we do not want our friends to surpass us. All the Best to ZANACO FC, Please give u the Photo of the Current Team for ZANACO.

Grapevine info advises me that Zaac is the highest paying club in the ZPL. Is this true?

Ba Justice learn to mention the source of your piece of writting, be it you or someone else. All the best ZANACO. Has Zamfoot run out of their own stories for them to start cutting and pasting from the Post?

meant to say Zanaco.

Paulsn :Ba Justice learn to mention the source of your piece of writting, be it you or someone else. All the best ZANACO. Has Zamfoot run out of their own stories for them to start cutting and pasting from the Post?

Ala muletasha mwe bantu.These Zamfoot guys are maintaining this site under very difficult circumstances.So as we criticise lets offer solutions for the betterment of this site.

Can someone tell us how many years contract Sunzu and Hichani signed with T.P Mazempe?

zanaco r a gud side bt we shouldnt expect them 2play lik zesco,they may play better or less than zesco

Good luck my sons! Go and show those ugandans that in zambia we know howw to eat our kapenta. is it not mwana?

I hope zanaco can folloe on from the great success zesco had last year. Long may zambian football propser and continue to return to where we belong.

Anonymous :JUSTICE, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING? YOU DO MAKE SOME GOOD COMMENTS ON THIS BLOG.

Thanks a lot. Send me an e-mail at: justice1@live.dk and I will get back with details

Cheers

Paulsn :Ba Justice learn to mention the source of your piece of writting, be it you or someone else. All the best ZANACO. Has Zamfoot run out of their own stories for them to start cutting and pasting from the Post?

Mwaiche what wrong have I done?

Never :

Paulsn :Ba Justice learn to mention the source of your piece of writting, be it you or someone else. All the best ZANACO. Has Zamfoot run out of their own stories for them to start cutting and pasting from the Post?

Ala muletasha mwe bantu.These Zamfoot guys are maintaining this site under very difficult circumstances.So as we criticise lets offer solutions for the betterment of this site.

true

I’m looking at the NAPSA agreement again, am going to put forth some suggestions for steps to take in the immediate future concerning The Site!!! Look out in your inbox, hopefully tomorrow you’ll all get an email from me, if not tomorrow Thursday. Cheers. K

@Justice Kafusha

Iwe Justice; what exactly happened to Douglas Mwamba uko ku Denmark? Just curious, pantu the guy seemed like a good talent but somehow he was simply forgotten after he moved. Then again Gibby Mbasela and Johnson Bwalya pretty much owned that right wing where I recall Mwamba used to play aswell.

it ize trrrrue! what happened to mwamba mwana? he was a playa is it not mwana?

Ba Justice you have done no wrong. I just wanted to know the source of your story. I have no issue with the story, I would have said it if I did. Iwe naiwe Never use your tompwe before you speak. You are the same people who criticize HR for letting Zambia perform below potential. Whats wrong with questioning 2 Post cuttings in a row? Kabosele kumbi not kuli ine. Zamfoot has set a standard that is expected to be kept.

By the way when is Zanaco playing? The first paragraph of this Post article says Friday but then the third says Saturday. Will appreciate your input.

Just some FREE advice that might prove priceless to you Never. I was asking Zamfoot a question and not criticising like you misunderstood me. You need to get a proper definition of criticising. Read through something twice before responding. Asking, questioning, criticising and critique is not mere semantics. Check your dictionary. Mwakulapusana nabantu apafye. Am not a master of the English language. Simply trying to help.

Paulsn :Just some FREE advice that might prove priceless to you Never. I was asking Zamfoot a question and not criticising like you misunderstood me. You need to get a proper definition of criticising. Read through something twice before responding. Asking, questioning, criticising and critique is not mere semantics. Check your dictionary. Mwakulapusana nabantu apafye. Am not a master of the English language. Simply trying to help.

I have gotten your point.I can also advise you to be helping Zamfoot come up with their own stories by writing some yourself.

Kalaba AWOL at Zamalek
By CHISHALA MUSONDA and VICTOR KUMWENDA

EGYPTIAN giants Zamalek are still awaiting the arrival of Zambia midfielder Rainford Kalaba to join the team after securing a six-month loan.

Kalaba, who is on the Braga books until 2013, is alleged to have disappeared after signing his deal with the Egyptians on reasons that he had to collect personal belongings from Portugal.

The former Afrisport and Zesco United midfielder has been signed on a US$100,000 (about K450 million) loan from Braga until the end of the season.
Kalaba has, however, been spotted in Ndola.

But when contacted on his mobile phone yesterday, Kalaba’s colleague answered claiming the Zambian international was attending to other issues before cutting the line. When called later, the phone went unanswered.

Kalaba’s agent Graham Heydon of Ramp Sports Management of Canada confirmed yesterday in an interview that they are trying to locate the player so that he can join Zamalek.

Heydon said he initially believed Kalaba was in South Africa enroute to Portugal but attempts to contact him have proved futile.

Kalaba, 23, is said not to be interested in playing his football in Egypt, contrary to his earlier commitment of wanting more game-time away from Braga by moving to Zamalek.

Ramp and Zamalek, the club expected to be paying Kalaba a monthly wage of US$20,000, are making frantic efforts to locate the player.

Kalaba’s good display helped the Chipolopolo reach the quarter-finals of the 2010 Africa Cup for the first time in 14 years.

His impressive play tempted Zamalek to lure him on loan on the closing day of the summer international transfer window.

Kalaba has had two loan spells at Portuguese second division side Gil Vicente and Uniao Desportiva de Leiria.

Last week, Zamalek marketing director Khaled Refaat announced that they were awaiting an international transfer certificate for their new signing to enable him play in Monday’s Premier League match against ENNIP.

Zamalek won the game 2-0.

“We are yet to receive the transfer certificate although we paid the transfer fees,” Refaat said.
“I hope that Braga will send it to us as soon as possible,” he said.

tino :Kalaba AWOL at ZamalekBy CHISHALA MUSONDA and VICTOR KUMWENDA
EGYPTIAN giants Zamalek are still awaiting the arrival of Zambia midfielder Rainford Kalaba to join the team after securing a six-month loan.
Kalaba, who is on the Braga books until 2013, is alleged to have disappeared after signing his deal with the Egyptians on reasons that he had to collect personal belongings from Portugal.
The former Afrisport and Zesco United midfielder has been signed on a US$100,000 (about K450 million) loan from Braga until the end of the season.Kalaba has, however, been spotted in Ndola.
But when contacted on his mobile phone yesterday, Kalaba’s colleague answered claiming the Zambian international was attending to other issues before cutting the line. When called later, the phone went unanswered.
Kalaba’s agent Graham Heydon of Ramp Sports Management of Canada confirmed yesterday in an interview that they are trying to locate the player so that he can join Zamalek.
Heydon said he initially believed Kalaba was in South Africa enroute to Portugal but attempts to contact him have proved futile.
Kalaba, 23, is said not to be interested in playing his football in Egypt, contrary to his earlier commitment of wanting more game-time away from Braga by moving to Zamalek.
Ramp and Zamalek, the club expected to be paying Kalaba a monthly wage of US$20,000, are making frantic efforts to locate the player.
Kalaba’s good display helped the Chipolopolo reach the quarter-finals of the 2010 Africa Cup for the first time in 14 years.
His impressive play tempted Zamalek to lure him on loan on the closing day of the summer international transfer window.
Kalaba has had two loan spells at Portuguese second division side Gil Vicente and Uniao Desportiva de Leiria.
Last week, Zamalek marketing director Khaled Refaat announced that they were awaiting an international transfer certificate for their new signing to enable him play in Monday’s Premier League match against ENNIP.
Zamalek won the game 2-0.
“We are yet to receive the transfer certificate although we paid the transfer fees,” Refaat said.“I hope that Braga will send it to us as soon as possible,” he said.

Egpty is not good for him.

we should start giving Zambian internationals a middle name now and it should be AWOL.
First two examples would be Collins AWOL Mbesuma and Rainford AWOL Kalaba.

But why did he sign if he doesnt want to play for them?

@chamz

Chamz i agree with you this boy will be frustarted and might end up going down ku Egypt. If he goes let him just stay for a short period. Look what happened to Fwayo in Tunisia and Junior Agogo at Zamalek the guy could not even make it in the Ghana team in Angola.

No wonder he is hesitant to go. Good luck young Man i think you derserve better you are a talented player. Remember talent is never enough though.

Mabbwana :But why did he sign if he doesnt want to play for them?

Mabbwana i think the club pushed him to go. When your team sends you on loan mostly you don’t have a choice. Players are faced with this situation unless you ask for a transfer or the club decides to release you then you have the power of choice.

Testing 12

Am very concerned on the plight of our players. It is like Zambian players have been labeled average by some factions. I honestly dont understand how in the name of football Kalaba would be joining Zamalek at the best we have ever seen him. We all know his display at AFCON was better than Alexander Song.
My heart is at pains rigth now honestly the Zambian players currently in the best leagues are Jacob, Chris, Mayuka & now William. The rest of the guys are stuck in SA, Angola & now suddenly Congo DR is the new heaven. Gents honestly are we that average? Or our Zambia player agents are not playing it fair. FAZ & any other people can surely do something positive for our players’ trade. There are players in Italy, Spain & England whom Kalaba is ten times better. I am with him for feeling lowly placed. Somebody do something this guy is currently the anchor if Zambia is to get to a better position in football. Zamalek is no good for him he needs better exposure. Am not down playing Zamalek but merely looking at the best for Kalaba. This goes for all our players seeking refuge in all sorts of strange football places.