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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

How things can change in the space of 12 months. Zambia have gone from kings of a continent to being shown up by a side that was last involved in the African Nations Cup 30 years ago but who have all the feist and fight of a champion. It remains u...

A change to the schedule means that unless Zambia defend their title in South Africa, they would have been champions for the shortest period - just 12 months. The African Nations' Cup (ANC) will now be played in odd-numbered years so as not to clash ...

The year began with a catharsis for a national team that has been veiled in grief for almost two decades. It ended with that same team less than three weeks away from the start of the defence of their African Nations' Cup crown. 2012 was defined by Z...

Defending African Nations' Cup [ANC] champions Zambia and continental powerhouses Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Ghana sounded warning calls ahead of January's tournament with victories in their international friendlies on Wednesday, while there was also a...

Sudan's chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup have been dealt a major blow after the country were stripped of their 2-0 win over Zambia in June and fined $US 6430 for fielding an ineligible player.

Firdose Moonda looks at what exactly has been going on with the hosting of the 2013 African Nations Cup.

Firdose Moonda speaks to Zambian goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene about their ANC triumph.

Zambia can bury the ghost of tragedy in Africa's showpiece, says Firdose Moonda.

Libya play in the African Nations Cup opener. Firdose Moonda on a team emerging from the shadow of war.

Zambia have sacked manager Dario Bonetti just two days after the country qualified for the African Nations Cup under his stewardship.