ZAMBIA

Year of formation: 1929 Affiliation FIFA: 1964 Affiliation CAF: 1964 National Stadium: Independence Stadium, Lusaka (40 000) National Colours: Copper / Black / Copper

Zambia won both of the first two editions of the Cosafa Castle Cup but have since lost a grip on their long-standing dominance in the southern African region. This is despite a formidable record, having lost just three times in 28 Cosafa Castle Cup appearances, not counting defeat in post-match penalty shootouts. It was the annual southern African championship that in 1999 forced Zambia to give up their 15-year unbeaten record at Lusaka’s Independence stadium when Angola surprised them in the semifinal. The same happened again in 2001, albeit only after a post-match penalty shootout and again in the 2004 final. Both Zambia’s Cosafa Castle Cup victories were achieved away from home, drawing in Windhoek with Namibia in 1997 to win the min-league and beating Zimbabwe in Harare a year later. The two Cosafa Castle Cup titles matched two titles won in the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup in 1984 and 1991. Zambia have also qualified for 12 African Nations Cup finals tournaments and finished as runners-up twice. They are also the only southern African country to have produced an African Footballer of the Year – Kalusha Bwalya in 1988.

 

DATE	VENUE	OPPONENT	RESULT	GOALSCORERS
02-3-97	Maseru	LESOTHO	2-0	Kangwa, Miti
19-4-97	Lusaka	MALAWI	4-0	P Chella, Kangwa, Miti, N Banda
05-7-97	Arusha	TANZANIA	2-2	M Tembo,Namazaba
02-8-97	Lusaka	MOZAMBIQUE	2-1	Kamwandi 2
31-8-97	Windhoek	NAMIBIA	1-1	Siame
10-1-98	Blantyre	MALAWI	1-0	K Malitoli
03-5-98	Luanda	ANGOLA	1-1	M Tembo
16-5-98	Lusaka	MOZAMBIQUE	1-0	Kamwanga
08-8-98	Lusaka	NAMIBIA	1-1	Makasa
27-9-98	Harare	ZIMBABWE	1-0	Kilambe
07-8-99	Lusaka	MOZAMBIQUE	1-1	Siame
14-8-99	Lusaka	ANGOLA	0-1
25-3-00	Lusaka	BOTSWANA	3-0	Sinyangwe, Milanzi, Nsofwa
11-6-00	Maseru	LESOTHO	0-0
11-2-01	Somhlolo	SWAZILAND	0-0
24-6-01	Maseru	LESOTHO	2-1	Milanzi, Kampamba
18-8-01	Lusaka	ANGOLA	1-1	Nsofwa
6-7-02	Lusaka	MOZAMBIQUE	3-0	Kilambe 2, Nsofwa
10-8-02	Blantyre	MALAWI	0-1
27-7-03	Lusaka	MOZAMBIQUE	4-2	Mwandila 2, Milanzi, Mbesuma
16-8-03	Blantyre	MALAWI	1-1	S Chalwe
31-7-04	Lusaka	MAURITIUS	3-1	Mulenga, Mumamba, Bwalya
24-10-04	Harare	ZIMBABWE	0-0
20-11-04	Lusaka	ANGOLA	0-0
11-6-05	Lusaka	SWAZILAND	3-0	Mbesuma 2, Kalaba
12-6-05	Lusaka	MALAWI	2-1	Mbesuma 2
13-8-05	Mmabatho	SOUTH AFRICA	2-2	Chamanga, C Katongo
14-8-05	Mmabatho	ZIMBABWE	0-1
22-7-06	Windhoek	MALAWI	3-1	Phiri, Kalaba, C Katungo
23-7-06	Windhoek	SEYCHELLES	2-0	Chamanga, Luripa
19-8-06	Lusaka	BOTSWANA	1-0	Singuluma

  

 RECORD

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Home	15	10	4	1	29	9
Away	16	6	8	2	18	11
Total	31	16	12	3	47	20