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After a three-year absence, will anyone even notice the COSAFA Cup is back? Maybe the presence of a strong South Africa, who hope to gain valuable playing time at the event, will work in its favour when the 14-team competition is held July 6-20 i...

Sadness hung thick in Lusaka's air for more than one reason yesterday. The 20-year anniversary of the death of the 18 players who perished off the Gabonese coast was commemorated with a friendly match against Zimbabwe, which Zambia won 2-0, and a ...

Sudan has lost top spot in its 2014 World Cup qualifying group after sport's highest court stripped a victory against Zambia for fielding an ineligible player.

FIFA has "opened disciplinary proceedings" against the Zambian Football Association for allegedly sneaking players suspended for match-fixing into the country outside of the transfer window.

FIFA is investigating Zambian officials over allegations they allowed eight players banned for match-fixing in a notorious case in Finland to return to football without permission.

Togo advanced to the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations for the first time at the expense of Tunisia with a controversy-filled 1-1 tie Wednesday night.

Zambia have become the African team to spend the shortest ever time as continental champions after drawing 0-0 with Burkina Faso on Tuesday. Twelve months into their reign, they were knocked out in the group stage of the next edition of the African N...

Defending champions Zambia dropped out of the African Nations Cup with a whimper as they drew their final Group C game against Burkina Faso in a stalemate.Needing to better Nigeria's result against Ethiopia - or hope to go through on the fair play ru...

#INSERT type:image caption:Stophira Sunzu shows his frustration as a chance goes begging for Zambia END# Defending champions Zambia dropped out of the African Nations Cup with a whimper as they drew their final Group C game against Burkina Faso in a...

Defending champion Zambia crashed out of the African Cup of Nations on Tuesday after being held to a 0-0 draw by Burkina Faso, which advanced to the quarterfinals.

On his profile page on the Free State Stars' website, goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene is called his club's "best penalty taker". It's not to say that the South African club don't have strikers. But Mweene is accurate and consistent and those are two very g...

Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene spared holders Zambia's blushes as his late penalty enabled them to come away from their Group C clash against Nigeria with a draw.All four sides in the group had a point after the two opening games were both drawn but until...

#INSERT type:video subtype:lead caption: END# Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene spared holders Zambia's blushes as his late penalty enabled them to come away from their Group C clash against Nigeria with a draw.All four sides in the group had a point after ...

Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene once again proved decisive on penalties Friday as the defending champion held Nigeria to a 1-1 draw in the African Cup of Nations.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has fined Ethiopia $10,000 and banned goalkeeper Jemal Tassew for two games following incidents during the 1-1 draw with Zambia on Monday.

Eight matches, 13 goals, and just three winners. Mali, Ivory Coast and Tunisia emerge out of round one of this African Nations' Cup as the only teams to make significant dents in the tournament but the opening round will be remembered for the fightba...