The Confederation of African Football (CAF)is the administrative and controlling body for association football,beach soccer,and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum,Sudan by the national football associations of:Algeria,Egypt,Ethiopia,Nigeria,and South Africa. following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon,Portugal.
The DR Congo national football team,recognised by FIFA as Congo DR,represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo in men's international football and it is controlled by the Congolese Association Football Federation. They are nicknamed Les Léopards,meaning The Leopards. The team is a member of FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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.
David Efford Chabala,popularly known as Efford Chabala was Zambia's first choice goalkeeper from 1983 until his death in a plane crash off the Gabonese coast in 1993 and is one of Zambia's most capped players,with 108 full international appearances. Chabala was instrumental in Zambia's first ever East and Central African Championship success when he saved three penalties in Zambia's 3–0 shoot-out victory over Malawi in the 1984 final in Uganda after a goalless draw at full-time. He was named Zambia's Sportsman of the Year in 1985.
Clifford Mulenga is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Forest Rangers F.C.
Ben Bamfuchile,also known as Ben Pabili,was a Zambian football defender and coach. Bamfuchile played for the Nkana Red Devils in the 1980s and later coached the same team,as well as the Zambia national football team from 1998 to 2000,holding the distinction of qualifying Zambia to the 2000 African Cup of Nations with best record amongst all the teams of 5 wins and a draw in the 6 qualifying games. Bamfuchile also coached Namibia and therefore coached and led two different teams to the African Cup of Nations;the Zambia national football team in the 2000 African Cup of Nations,and the Namibia national football team in 2008. He managed Namibia from 2006 until his death.
Kennedy Nketani is a Zambian football defender. He currently plays for Zanaco F.C. in Zambia;he formerly played for Makumbi Stars and City of Lusaka F.C. He has 30 international Caps for Zambia.
Patrick Phiri is a Zambian football coach and former footballer. He featured for Zambian clubs Rokana United and Red Arrows as a striker and represented Zambia at the 1978 and 1982 African Cup of Nations tournaments. As a coach,Phiri led the Zambia U-20 national team to its first ever appearance at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship in Nigeria and was voted Zambian Coach of the Year at the end of the year. He was also in charge of Zambia at the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana and has managed ten different club sides,with three of them more than once. He is currently in charge of Nakambala Leopards in the Zambian Premier League.
Stoppila Sunzu,also known as Stophira Sunzu,is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chinese Super League club Changchun Yatai. He scored the winning penalty kick for Zambia in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final.
Samuel Ndhlovu was a Zambian footballer and coach. Nicknamed "Zoom",he led the "Mighty" Mufulira Wanderers to unparalleled league and cup triumphs for almost two decades. He was named Zambian Sportsman of the Year in 1964 and also served the national team as captain and coach. He is widely regarded as Zambia's best local coach.
Ashious Jordan Melu,also known as Ashios,was a Zambian footballer and coach. Melu captained the Zambia national team from 1988 to 1992.
Johnson Bwalya is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career in Switzerland while representing the Zambia national team internationally. With Zambia,he participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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.
The Zambia women's national association football team represents Zambia in association football,participating in qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based competitions. It made its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,becoming the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either men's or women's soccer.
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.
George Lwandamina is a former Zambian footballer and head coach of Kabwe Warriors.He had a brief playing career with Zambia and won several trophies as a defender with Mufulira Wanderers.
Solly Pandor was a Zambian football manager,who managed the Zambia national football team from 1993 until 2010.
Andrew Ndanga Kamanga is a Zambian football administrator and current president of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). Previously,he was the chairman of Kabwe Warriors F.C. and was elected president during the 2016 FAZ Annual General Meeting replacing Kalusha Bwalya on 19 March 2016.
Grace Chanda is a Zambian professional football midfielder who plays for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Zambia national team.
Joel Kangala Bwalya is a Zambian football coach and former player who has been the manager of Kafue Celtic since August 2021.
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Cameroon 
Malawi 
Ghana 
Iraq 
Italy 
Guatemala 
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Morocco 
Angola 
Madagascar 
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Senegal 
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