The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in association football and is 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 which means the "Copper Bullets". The team won an Africa Cup of Nations title in 2012. This team has also become the most successful team in the COSAFA Cup, surpassing Zimbabwe after winning the 2023 edition.
Wisdom Mumba Chansa was a Zambian football player who died in the 1993 air crash off the coast of Gabon that killed 18 players of the Zambia national team.
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. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African footballers of the past 50 years.
Charles Musonda is a Zambian former professional footballer. At his peak, he played as a midfielder for Belgian club Anderlecht.
On the evening of 27 April 1993, a DHC-5 Buffalo transport aircraft of the Zambian Air Force crashed into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after taking off from Libreville, Gabon. The flight was carrying most of the Zambia national football team to a 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. All 25 passengers and five crew members were killed. The official investigation concluded that the pilot had shut down the wrong engine following an engine fire. It also found that pilot fatigue and a faulty instrument had contributed to the accident.
Whiteson Changwe 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.
Moses Chikwalakwala 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.
Samuel Chomba was a Zambian footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of the Zambia national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.
Derby Makinka 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.
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.
Winter Mumba was a Zambian footballer and who played as a defender for Power Dynamos and the Zambia national team.
Kelvin Mutale 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.
Richard Mwanza 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.
Numba Mwila 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.
Timothy Mwitwa was a Zambian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Zambia national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.
Kenan Simambe, also known as Kenani Simambe, 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.
John Soko was a Zambian football player and member of the national team. He was among those killed in the crash of the team plane in Gabon in 1993.
Robert Watiyakeni 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.
This page provides the summaries of the CAF second round matches for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification. The nine qualifiers were split into three groups of three. Teams in each group played a home-and-away round-robin, with the three groups winners advancing to the World Cup finals.
Eighteam is a 2015 Spanish/Zambian documentary film written and directed by Juan Rodriguez-Briso. It is based on the true story of the Zambia national football team. The team are commonly known as Chipolopolo - the "copper bullets" and the film follows their journey from tragedy to glory.
