Christopher Katongo is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a striker. At international level, he amassed over 100 caps between 2003 and 2016 for the Zambia national team. He is an Africa Cup of Nations winner and won the BBC's African Footballer of the Year award in 2012, winning just over 40% of the public vote. His win is stated to have inspired a number of young players in Zambia.
Nkana FC is a Zambian football club based in Kitwe that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division and is one of the country's most popular teams. It is Zambia's most successful league club with 13 League titles, and second overall, winning 44 trophies, 5 behind Mufulira Wanderers. They play their home games at Nkana Stadium in Wusakile, Kitwe.
Emmanuel Mayuka is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a striker for NAPSA Stars and the Zambian national team. He was the top scorer in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.
Mufulira Wanderers are Zambia's most successful football club, based in the Copperbelt town of Mufulira and currently playing in the Zambia National Division One after their 2019/2020 season relegation.
Veselin Jelušić is a Serbian football manager who is head coach of Zambian club City of Lusaka.
Nathan Sinkala is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for South African side Stellenbosch and the Zambia national team.
The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Donashano Malama is a Zambian association football defender who plays for Black Leopards and the Zambia national football team.
George Lwandamina is a former Zambian footballer and head coach of the Zambia national football team. He had a brief playing career with Zambia and won several trophies as a defender with Mufulira Wanderers.
Tanaka Chinyahara is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays for Zambian club Red Arrows, as a midfielder.
Toaster Nsabata is a football goalkeeper from Chingola, Zambia who currently plays at Zanaco F.C. in the Zambian Premier League.
Buildcon FC is a Zambian football club based in Ndola that plays in the MTN/FAZ Super Division. It is known for having an African multi-national squad.
The 2019 Zambia Super League is the 58th season of the Zambia Super League, the top-tier football league in Zambia. Due to the transitional calendar of the CAF competitions in 2018–19, the 20 teams in the league will be divided into two groups of ten teams stream A and stream B, one of teams from the north and one of teams from the south, Nkana leading one and Zesco United heading the other. The teams top two with the most points will qualify for the CAF Champions League then the other two will play the CAF Confederations Cup. The League will return to normal for the 2019–20 season. The league is set to kick off on the 27th of January, A day after the Charity Shield.
Misheck Chaila is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nkana F.C. and the Zambia national football team.
The Zambian Charity Shield officially called Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield since 2003 is a season opener match between the champions of the previous Super League season and the holders of the ABSA Cup. If the Super League champions also won the ABSA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The fixture was first played in the 1967 season. The current holders are Nkana, who defeated Indeni 2-0 in the 2020 match.
Sebastian Mwange is a Zambian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Green Eagles F.C. and the Zambia national football team.
Sporting Club East Bengal is an Indian association football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, which competes in the top tier of Indian football, for the 2020–21 season. The club was formed when the vice-president of Jorabagan, Suresh Chandra Chaudhuri, resigned when Jorabagan sent out their starting eleven but with the notable exclusion of defender Sailesh Bose who was dropped from the squad for reasons not disclosed when they were about to face Mohun Bagan in the Coochbehar Cup Semi Final on 28 July 1920. He along with Raja Manmatha Nath Chaudhuri, Ramesh Chandra Sen, and Aurobinda Ghosh, formed East Bengal, in Jorabagan home of Suresh Chandra on 1 August 1920; 99 years ago. East Bengal started playing in the Calcutta Football League 2nd division from 1921 and in 1925 they qualified for the first division for the first time and since then they have won numerous titles in Indian Football.
The Zambian National Division One is the second highest football division for men in Zambia and was introduced for the 2019/20 season with 18 teams. The league is administered by Zambia Premier League and is because of sponsorship reasons called Eden University National Division One League, as Eden University and FAZ signed a five year's agreement prior the inaugural season. The league operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Zambia Super League and Zambian Division One, and is played over 34 games.
The FAZ Women Super Division is the highest league of women’s football in Zambia. It was established in the beginning of 2021 and is run by FAZ. The inauguration season features 12 teams from four provinces in Zambia.
The 2021 ABSA Cup is the 14th edition of the ABSA Cup contested by teams from the top tiers of Zambian football. The top six teams from the Super League and the top two teams from the National Division One, after 17 games of the 2020/21 season qualified for the tournament. As the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019 champions, ZESCO United are defending champions.
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