Football Association of Zambia
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| Short name | FAZ |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Headquarters | Football House, Lusaka, Zambia |
| FIFA affiliation | 1964 |
| CAF affiliation | 1964 |
| COSAFA affiliation | 1997 |
| President |  Andrew Kamanga (2016–present)[a] |
| General Secretary | Reuben Kamanga |
| Website | www |
The Football Association of Zambia is the governing body of association football in Zambia[1] founded in 1929 and based at the "Football House" on Alick Nkhata Road in Lusaka, the country's capital.
Affiliated to CAF and FIFA in 1964[2] and COSAFA in 1997, it organizes the local league and the country's national team.[2]
Executive committee
[edit]- President
Andrew Kamanga - Vice President Justin Mumba
- Women's Representative Priscilla Katoba
- Zambian Premier League Chaiman Kephas Katongo
- Member Jordan Maliti
- Member Collins Mukwala
- Member Danny Pule
- Member Chris Kamuna
- Member David Simwinga
- Member Patrick Ndhlovu
- Member Mwansa Kapyanga
- Member Mweemba Mujala
- Member Francis Hamfwiti
- Member Arthur Kamulosu
National teams
[edit]The association governs and controls the Zambian national men's and women's teams which represents the country in international association football. The men's national team was commonly known during the 1980s as the "KK 11" after Dr. Kenneth Kaunda ("KK"), the founder of Zambia who was its president from independence in 1964 until the shift to a democratic multiparty state in 1991 when it changed nicknames to the Chipolopolo or the "Copper Bullets".[3]
The team has appeared in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations thrice, winning it once against Ivory Coast.[4][5]
Coaching staff
[edit]- Head coach :
Avram Grant - Assistant coach : Dabid Chilufya (March 2017–present)
- Goalkeeper coach : Stephen Mwansa (March 2017–present)
- Technical Advisor : Danny Kabwe (2016–present)
- Team Manager : Chris Chibuye (March 2017–present)
- Team Doctor : George Magwende
- Physiotherapist : Davies Mulenga
- Physiotherapist : Gibson Chaloba
Notes
[edit]- ^ The vice president, Richard Kazala, was expelled at an annual general meeting in 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ "'Set up women's football league'". Zambia Times. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ a b Chipande, Decius. "Chipolopolo: A Political and Social History of Football (Soccer) in Zambia, 1940s–1994" (PDF). United Nations Zambia. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "History of Zambian National Team". Football Association of Zambia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ Hughes, Rob (13 February 2012). "Zambia Takes a Modest and Emotional Path to Victory". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (12 February 2012). "Ivory Coast v Zambia – as it happened | Jacob Steinberg | Football". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official Zambian Sports & Latest Football News Site
- Reference website
- Official profile (archived) at FIFA.com
- Profile at CAFOnline.com
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