ZESCO United F.C.

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ZESCO United
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Full nameZESCO United Football Club
Nickname(s)Zega Mambo, Team Ya Ziko
Short nameZesco
Founded1 January 1974;50 years ago (1974-01-01)
Stadium Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Capacity49,800
Owner ZESCO
ChairmanRichard Mulenga
Manager George Lwandamina
League Zambia Super League
2023–24 2nd
Website http://www.zescounitedfc.co.zm/
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ZESCO United Football Club (simply often known as ZESCO) is a Zambian professional football club based in Ndola, that competes in the Zambia Super League. Founded in 1974, the team plays its home matches at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.

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The club is wholly owned and sponsored by the state owned electricity supplier ZESCO. [1]

History and records

ZESCO United was founded in 1974. They became the first Zambian club to qualify for the CAF African Champions League group stage in 2009. ZESCO United are one of only 3 Zambian clubs including Nkana and Green Buffaloes who hold an all time unbeaten home record against non Zambian opposition. ZESCO United also became the first Zambian Club this century to play against European opposition when they played against Zenit Saint Petersburg in Abu Dhabi in 2008.

They reached their first ever semi finals of the CAF African Champions League after a 2–2 draw away to Egyptian league champions Al Ahly in Matchday 5 of the Champions' League quarter final group stage. [2]

They extended their all time unbeaten home record against non Zambian teams to 26 games on Saturday, 17 September 2016, after a 2–1 home win against South African league champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF African Champions League. [3]

The club also created history by being the first Zambian club to sign Asian players, with Kosuke Nakamachi from Japan.

Achievements

2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Runner up : 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023
2006
Finalist : 2007
2007, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021
2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2019
Finalist : 2021
2007
1980, 2003

Performance in CAF competitions

2008 – last 32
2009 – group stage (top 8)
2011 – last 16
2015 – last 32
2016 – semi-finals
2018 – group stage (top 16)
2019 – first round
2020 – group stage (top 16)
2022 – preliminary round
2006 – first round
2010 – first round
2013 – last 16
2014 – second round
2017 – quarter-finals
2019 – group stage (top 16)

Players

Current squad

As of 3 May 2021.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Jacob Banda (captain)
2 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Solomon Sakala
3 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Fackson Kapumbu
4 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Edward Tembo
5 DF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Marcel Kalonda
6 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Simon Silwimba
10 FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Winston Kalengo
11 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM John Ching'andu
14 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Adrian Chama
16 GK Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  BFA Dieudonné Ntibahezwa
17 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Logic Ching'andu
18 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Kondwani Mtonga
20 MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Thabani Kamusoko
21 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Daut Musekwa
22 MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Mwape Mwelwa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
25 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Jesse Were
26 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Mwila Phiri
27 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Clement Mwape
28 GK Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Lameck Nyangu
30 DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Samson Banda
— GK Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Toaster Nsabata
— GK Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Ian Otieno
— DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Donashano Malama
— DF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Bernard Mapili
— MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Kelvin Kampamba
— MF Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Bruce Musakanya
— MF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Tafadzwa Rusike
— FW Flag of Zambia.svg  ZAM Chitiya Mususu
— FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN John Makwata

Former players

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References

  1. ↑ "Zesco Utd embrace big bus theory". Lusaka Times. 2013-05-27. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. ↑ "Africa: Success Story Coming From Zambian Club Zesco Utd in African Club Championship".
  3. ↑ "Puncherello Chama gives his analysis of Zesco's win over Sundowns in the African Champions League semi-final 1st leg".
  4. ↑ "A Malayan tiger in Zambia: 'My name is Marcel Kalonda, and I am Malaysian'". footballpink.net. 15 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "FAM ends Marcel Kalonda links after documentation snag". goal.com.
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