Zambia Football Blog

Zambia suffered heartbreak as they were defeated by Nigeria in a penalty shootout. Herve Renard’s men were by far the best side throughout the game with plenty of possession and a host of chances, but failed to convert any with the heartbreak of spot-kicks eventually deciding their fate – Thomas Nyrienda missing the one penalty [...]

Zambia face Nigeria on Monday as they fight it out for a coveted place in the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 16 years.
Zambia were bottom of the standings in Group D going into their final match, but Thursday’s 2-1 victory over Gabon lifted them on to four points [...]

Zambia reached the African Nations Cup quarter-finals as a dramatic final day in Group D saw Gabon – top before kick-off – miss out on qualification. This win for Zambia meant that they finished top of Group D ahead of Cameroon who only just scraped through.
Goals from Rainford Kalaba and James Chamanga earned Herve Renard’s [...]

Zambia coach Herve Renard is confident of a victory over Gabon that would put his side into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals.
The two sides meet in Benguela with plenty still to play for heading into the final matches of Group D, which is currently led by the Panthers on four points from two games.
The Zambians [...]

Zambia and Cameroon met at the Tundavala National Stadium in Lubango as both sides knew that 3 points were the order of the day. If Zambia won then they would virtually be guaranteed a place in the next phase, whereas a defeat for Cameroon would mean a shock exit from the tournament.
The atmosphere in the [...]

If Zambia ever need to change their kit due to a colour clash then they will be wearing an all white strip.
The kit is manufactured by nike.
The President of the Zambian FA issued a statement saying that the team should revert back to their old strip of the 1980’s, of which he said it brought [...]

Zambia go into their second group match knowing that a win against opponents Cameroon would effectively see them through to the quarter finals, they will be full of confidence after their opening game draw against Tunisia.
Herve Renard, the Copper Bullets head coach is very optimistic that his side can win the game and dump the [...]

Zambia failed to capitalise on Group D rival Cameroo’s shock defeat to Gabon as they were held to a 1-1 draw against Tunisia in Lubango.
The Copper Bullets will be very disappointed not to have taken all 3 points from a game they dominated for very long spells and seeing a late headed goal from Emmanuel [...]

The Chipolopolos kick off their CAN2010 campaign off against Tunisia on Wednesday 13/1/2010. The game is based in Lubango and will be played at the Estadio Nossa Senhora do Monte stadium.
The Tunisians will start off as favourites to win the game as their unbeaten record against the Zambians dates back to 1989, and their last [...]

Zambia will participate on the African Nations Cup 2010 sporting a brand new kit manufactured by Nike. The shirts are green, shorts are white andsocks are green.
There had been rumours that the Zambian officials wanted to revert to their 1980s strip of a copper coloured shirt hence their nickname the ‘Copper Bullets’.