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Kalaba: TP Mazembe issues relieving update on Zambia legend

Kalaba: TP Mazembe issues relieving update on Zambia legend

Huge relief for African football community as Zambia legend Rainford Kalaba has started responding to treatment in the Lusaka University Hospital after a horrific car accident on Saturday. His former club, TP Mazembe of DR Congo, who had earlier pronounced him dead, rescinded their statement and assured that the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations champion is now recovering well in an artificial coma. TP Mazembe's latest...

Olympics Qualifiers: Zambia player Norin Betani dies ahead of Ghana trip

Olympics Qualifiers: Zambia player Norin Betani dies ahead of Ghana trip

The Zambian Football was thrown into mourning on Wednesday following the death of Zambia women's national team striker Norin Betani. The Football Association of Zambia announced that Betani died in a hospital while taking treatment for a suspected malaria illness. Betani was included in the provisional squad of the Cooper Queens for their Olympic Games qualifying fixture against Ghana in Accra this Friday. She reported to...

AFCON 2023: Five stars that will be absent from the knockout phase

AFCON 2023: Five stars that will be absent from the knockout phase

The knockout phase of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations begins this evening when Southern African neighbours Namibia and Angola take on each other followed by fierce rivals Nigeria and Cameroon. There are lots of stars to look forward to, however Afrosport takes a look at five high profile names that will not feature in this part of the competition by virtue of exiting from the...