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Women’s World Cup: Zambia’s Banda and other African to score milestone goals

Zambian prolific forward Barbra Banda has been voted BBC Women's Footballer of the Year, Afrosport reports. Banda wins the award after amassing the most votes from BBC Sport website readers following the release of a five-player shortlist last month. The nominees were selected by a panel of football experts, including coaches, players, administrators and non-BBC journalists, based on their performances from September 2023 to August 2024....

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Avram Grant names 26-man list for Zambia ahead of Chad ties

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Avram Grant names 24-man provisional squad for Zambia

by Ibikunle Salako

7 November 2024

Zambia head coach Avram Grant has announced a 24-man provisional squad for their final two matches in this month’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, Afrosport reports. The Chipolopolo are up against Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone, and the 69-year-old tactician has called back Simba SC winger Joshua Mutale and Ukraine-based Golden Mafwenta to the squad. Lecce winger Lameck Banda also makes a return after missing...

2024 Ballon d’Or: Zambia’s Banda, Malawi’s Chawinga place 12th, 16th in women’s category

by Kunle Fayiga

28 October 2024

Zambia forward Barbra Banda and Malawi forward Tabitha Chawinga placed 12th and 14th respectively in the 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony, Afrosport reports. Banda and Chawinga are among the biggest African performers in women's football, the former lighting up the United States National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) with Orlando Pride where she has 13 goals and six assists in 21 games this season. She also finished...

Zambia in mourning after fatal bus crash claims life of seven footballers

by Prosper Ezurike

28 October 2024

Seven players from Chavuma Town Council FC were killed in a bus accident in Zambia over the weekend, which has thrown the nation's football community into mourning. The fatal accident, which occurred on Saturday, led to the tragic demise of these players, who were reportedly on their way to a game in the north west of the country. According to reports, there were some survivors as...

U17 WWC: Nigeria, Zambia & Kenya ready to carry Africa’s flag in Dominican Republic

by Ibikunle Salako

16 October 2024

The eighth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup kicks off on Wednesday with three African teams set to hoist the continent’s flags in Dominican Republic. Nigeria, Zambia and Kenya have earned the rights to represent Africa at the age grade Mundial, which is scheduled to take place from October 16 - November 3, 2024. With the kick off just hours away, Afrosport provides a...

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Zambia’s Barbra Banda named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: Avram Grant names 24-man provisional squad for Zambia

2024 Ballon d’Or: Zambia’s Banda, Malawi’s Chawinga place 12th, 16th in women’s category

Zambia in mourning after fatal bus crash claims life of seven footballers

U17 WWC: Nigeria, Zambia & Kenya ready to carry Africa’s flag in Dominican Republic

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