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#2025ABSACup: Arrows pierce Dynamos to reach final

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2 months ago

April 26, 2025

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By Precious Bwale
MTN Super League Champion elect Power Dynamos’ ABSA Cup campaign came to an end in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday afternoon.
Oswald Mutapa’s men suffered a narrow 1-0 loss at the hands of defending Champions, Red Arrows in a semifinal tie played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
Despite dominating play in both halves, Power Dynamos couldn’t find the back of the net, and Red Arrows capitalized on their chances.
The only goal of the game came in the 57th minute when Joseph Phiri scored a crucial goal for Red Arrows, putting the defending champions ahead. Power Dynamos pushed hard for an equalizer, but their efforts were in vain.
After the match, Power Dynamos coach Oswald Mutapa reflected on the game saying he is not worried that his strikers couldn’t score.
“I am not worried because these are the same players that have been scoring. We have scored a lot of goals more than any other team. We are the best in the league.” He added, “It’s just a game; we missed chances, and they got theirs,” Mutapa told the ZamFoot Crew.
Looking ahead to the Zambia Super League, Coach Mutapa advised the players and fans to stay focused; They don’t need to look down; they have gone 12 games unbeaten. We are disappointed with the result, but we are not disappointed with how we played.” He urged fans to turn up in numbers, saying, “They are our 12th player; we need to wrap it up in our stadium.”
Red Arrows assistant coach Kalililo Kakonje praised his team’s efforts as they beat ‘the best team’.
He acknowledged that the team had experienced an unexpected season but was proud of how the players had fought.
“It wasn’t easy going against a team that has been the best so far in the league,” he said.
“We planned this game differently from the league, and what we planned, we could see it, and it got us a win,” he added.
With the league championship out of reach, Red Arrows is now focused on retaining the ABSA Cup.
Kakonje promised the fans that the team would give its best.
“We are looking to finish the season with a smile – our fans’ faces, our sponsors’ faces – and the only thing that’s going to make us smile is the ABSA Cup.”
The Airmen will face record 6 time winners ZESCO United in the final set for 10th May.
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Power’s Titus Chansa on top scorer award

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11 hours ago

June 19, 2025

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At the beginning of the season, no one had fancied Titus Chansa to win the Golden Boot but the striker defied odds.
Chansa netted 13 goals to finish as MTN Super League joint scorer with Nkana’s Idris Mbombo.
Chansa was winning the accolade for the first time while for Mbombo, it was the second having bagged it in 2018.
Chansa started the season with Mutondo Stars before joining champions Power Dynamos during the January transfer window on a one year loan.
He had already netted nine times for Mutondo in the first round when he was trekking to title-chasers Power.
The four goals in Power colours in the second round were enough for him to etch his name in history books and help the Kitwe side win the title.
The Zambia international is over the moon after a stellar season.
“It feels good and it has motivated me to work extra hard in the coming seasons,” Chansa said.
Asked if the move to Power prevented him from scoring more than the four he managed, Chansa attributed the low scoring rate to injury.
“It only affected me the time I had an injury which led to not playing nine games plus.”
Chansa said he faced healthy competition from other strikers in the race for the golden boot.
“The competition was there in every game we had knowing that I was in the race for the Golden boot with players who have been in competition already…but it kept me motivated to challenge them despite having not won it before,” he said.
With his loan deal expiring in December, Chansa has big ambitions.
“My goals for next season is to maintain the same hard work especially scoring more goals, helping the team achieve in winning the Super League also to be part of the Zambia National Soccer Team.
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Chipasula joins Barbra Banda, Kundananji in WAFCON squad

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June 19, 2025

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Copper Queens coach Nora Häuptle has named her final 24-member squad for the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2025.
Häuptle has included teenage sensation Mercy Chipasula and Mapalo Maluba into her final team.
China based striker Fridah Mukoma has also made the cut.
The former Black Queens coach has named three goalkeepers in the squad with Catherine Musonda expected to be the first choice.
Despite struggling for game time since Häuptle took over, defender Martha Tembo has also made the team.
Vice Captain Grace Chanda returns to the side after missing the Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand through illness.
Chanda has been joined by her Orlando Pride teammates Prisca Chilufya and Barbra Banda.
Bay FC foward Racheal Kundananji wraps up the squad.
Zambia is in Group A alongside hosts Morocco, Senegal and neighbours DR Congo.
The Copper Queens will face Morocco in the opening fixture on July 5.
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Exclusive: Blades, Riverplate reach agreement over Zansi and Saile

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June 19, 2025

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MTN Super League newcomers Konkola Blades have reached an agreement with ZPL National League side Riverplate to sign duo of striker Golden Zansi and defensive midfielder Benjamin Saile, the ZamFoot Crew can exclusively reveal.
The two clubs reached an agreement in the last 72 hours with the duo set to complete their move to the Chilabombwe based outfit.
The ZamFoot Crew understands that personal terms are currently being finalized to allow the two players to move to Blades.
Zansi who joined RiverPlate FC in 2022 won the FAZ Southern Province Division One League back to back and helped Riverplate qualify for the national League.
During his first season, Zansi scored only one goal during the National League playoffs against Mwaimwena Strikers.
In the 2023/2024 season, he scored 17 goals in the FAZ Southern Province Division One League despite missing 14 league games in the second round due to an injury.
During the 2024/2025 season, he was joint top scorer in the ZPL National League with 10 goals. He also contributed 5 Assists.
Golden Zansi’s RiverPlate Career:
30 goals for River Plate; 17 in the FAZ Southern Province Division One, 3 National League Playoffs (1 in 2023 and 2 in 2024), 10 ZPL National League goals.
Saeli on the other hand has played 2 seasons for River Plate featuring as a defensive midfielder.
His first season was the 2023/2024 season and helped the team win the FAZ Southern Province Division One League, and also qualified for the ZPL National League via playoffs.
He scored only one goal in a week 22 match against Kitwe United in Kitwe. He made 5 assists in the season.
Blades are seriously looking to reinforce their squad ahead of the 2025/2026 MTN Super League season.
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