Police Dove Queens have been relegated to the ZPL Women’s National Division One following a narrow 1-0 loss to Luyando Foundation Girls. Regina Kayamboma converted from the penalty spot in the 80th minute to send the North Western Province based outfit to the second tier of Zambian Women’s Football. Police Dove Queens, Luyando Foundation and Nkwazi Queens went into the final match day with relegation as a possibility for all three of them. Nkwazi Queens however survived the chop by beating Elite Ladies 2-1 with goals from Precious Nsama and Sepiso Zulu. Stacey Gloria Mwelwa scored Elite Ladies’ goal. Meanwhile ZESCO Ndola Girls were crowned Champions of the 2024/2025 Eden University Women’s Super League following an impressive campaign. The Ndola based outfit were crowned on Sunday afternoon at a colourful event at Sentinel Ground in Kalumbila following their final league game in which they beat Trident Queens 3-1. Elsewhere, runners up, Green Buffaloes Women’s Football Club ended the season with a resounding 4-1 win over ZANACO Ladies. Margaret Gondwe opened her goal account for the Zambia army sponsored outfit before Beatrice Fwamba and Memory Nthala could extend the lead. Regina Chanda pulled one back from the penalty spot only for Agnes Phiri to restore Buffaloes lead. In Choma, Lungowe Namasiku scored the only goal of the game as Nchanga Rangers Queens saw off Choma Warriors 1-0. Indeni thrashed ZISD 4-1 while YASA Queens saw off Play It Forward 2-0 with goals from Christine Nyirongo and Margaret Chisenga. Zambia U17 Women’s National Team skipper Mercy Chipasula was on target as Kamfisa Police Blue Eagles beat Nkana Queens 4-0. EDEN UNIVERSITY WOMEN SUPER LEAGUE | WEEK 34 | FINAL RESULTS| Choma Warriors Women 0-1 Nchanga Rangers Queens (Lungowe Namasiku 56′) Zanaco Ladies 1-4 Green Buffaloes Women (Regina Chanda 88′ | Margret Gondwe 15′, Beatrice Fwamba 21′, Memory Nthala 60′, Agness Phiri 90+4’) Indeni Roses 4-1 ZISD Women (Grace Kamanga 16′, Rhodah Chileshe 50′, Esther Mushota 67′, Edith Phiri 69′ |Fridah Nalwamba 79′(Og) Yasa Queens 2-0 Play It Forward Queens (Christine Nyirongo 40′, Magret Chisanga 44′) Kamfinsa Blue Eagles Queens 4-0 Nkana Queens (Namakau Mwangala 43′, Ruth Ngoma 60′, Mercy Chipasula 65′, Sharon Mate 90′) Trident Queens 1-3 Zesco Ndola Girls (Thandiwe Ndhlovu 14′, Eneless Phiri 33′, Avell Chitundu 54′ |Hosea Sebente 17′) Luyando Foundation Girls 1-0 Police Dove Queens (Regina Kayamboma 80′(p) Red Arrows Women 1-0 Green Eagles Women (Mary Wilombe 16′) The Elite Ladies 1-2 Nkwazi Queens (Stacy Gloria Mwewa 86’| Precious Nsama 43′(p), Sepiso Zulu 71′)
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.
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.
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.