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Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern-Central Africa. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The population is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the northwest, the core economic hubs of the country.
The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in men's international association football and it's governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as the KK 11, after founding president Dr. Kenneth Kaunda ("KK") who ruled Zambia from 1964 to 1991. After the country adopted multiparty politics, the side was nicknamed Chipolopolo, the "Copper Bullets"., The team has three Africa Cup of Nations final appearances to its credit, winning the 2012 tournament with victory over Ivory Coast in 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final, The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals, The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Zambia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Mwape Miti is a former Zambian football striker.
Christopher Katongo is a Zambian professional footballer who plays for Zambia Premier Soccer League club Green Buffaloes F.C. 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.
Kitwe United Football Club is a Zambian football club based in Kitwe. They play in the first division of Zambian football. Their home stadium is Garden Park.
Godfrey Chitalu nicknamed Ucar was a Zambian footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as the greatest Zambian player of all time as he holds his national team's goalscoring record and was voted Zambian footballer of the year five times. As well, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African footballers of the past 50 years in 2006.
Ashious Jordan Melu also known as Ashios or Ashols Melu was a Zambian footballer and coach who captained the national team from 1988 to 1992 and is credited with having one of the hardest shots in Zambian football.
Rugby union in Zambia is a minor but growing sport. The Zambia national rugby union team is currently ranked 67th by World Rugby. The Zambia Rugby Football Union has 9880 registered players and three formally organised clubs.
Eston Mulenga was a Zambian footballer and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.
Evans Kangwa is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Russian club Arsenal Tula, as a left winger.
Eli Mambwe is a Zambian badminton player. He won a silver medal for the men's singles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria, losing out to the host nation's Nabil Lasmari.
Aaron Katebe is a Zambian footballer who plays for Real Kashmir as a Defender.
Frederick Kashimoto is a Zambian coach and former footballer. A gifted midfielder who won several trophies with Mufulira Wanderers, he also represented Zambia in the 70s and 80s. Upon retirement, he coached several Zambian clubs including Wanderers.
Danny Munyao is Zambian football goalkeeper currently playing for Red Arrows F.C. in the Zambian Premier League.
Edwin Maso was a Zambian footballer who featured for his country during their first ever African Cup of Nations appearance in Egypt in 1974. A full-back for Ndola United, Mbaso was crowned Zambian Footballer of the Year in 1975.
George Sikazwe was a former Zambian footballer and coach, who played for Mufulira Wanderers and Zambia as a midfielder, representing his country before and after independence. He also served as Wanderers' coach and together with Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu, he is credited with masterminding the team’s early success.
Edward "Tiger" Chilufya Jr is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swedish club Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan.
Kings Kangwa is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Arsenal Tula, as a midfielder.
Monica Katebe Musonda is a Zambian lawyer who turned into an entrepreneur. She has a number of positions and awards but is best known for founding and then leading a Zambian-based food-processing company.
