Zambia

Mulenga at Home

Jacob Mulenga returns home to visit family and friends.

By Richard Mulonga - 30 October 2010 - Photo

Farm Football

Deep in the rural heartland of Zambia, in Mbiya Camp, a young boy can be found with a handmade soccer ball in hand, taking a break from his farming duties to hone his skills.

By Leonie Marinovich - 27 October 2010 - Photo, Rich dreams, poor realities

China: Zambia’s football bed-fellow?

Investigating the impact increased Chinese investment in Zambia may have on reversing the country’s football fortunes in the wake of the global credit crunch.

By Kennedy Gondwe - 18 October 2010 - Text

A Coach with a Vision

Once a striker with Lusaka Dynamos, Collins Akatama was blinded in 1997 and was forced to relinquish any dreams he may have had of pursuing a career in soccer. More than a decade later, Akatama has been praised for the role he has played as a coach and mentor to hundreds of young boys between the ages of 10 and 20.

By Shravan Vidyarthi - 16 June 2010 - Future stars and yesterday's heroes, Multimedia

Zambia: Cursed by the dead?

Almost two decades after Zambia lost its entire national football team in a plane crash, the country’s top sport has taken a different twist and there are no smiles on the faces of families left by the departed.

By Kennedy Gondwe - 28 May 2010 - Text

Multimedia workshop in Zambia

At the beginning of April, the second and final multimedia workshop was held in Zambia with eight Twenty Ten participants.

By Carly Diaz - 13 April 2010 - Latest news