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Dynamos and Highlanders both came through the Chibuku Super Cup round of sixteen on Sunday 16 August, Dynamos winning 4 to 1 against TelOne at Rufaro and Highlanders beating Chicken Inn on penalties at Barbourfields. The Bulawayo tie went to a shootout after ninety goalless minutes, Highlanders taking it 3 to 1 from the spot. At Rufaro the margin was settled well before the…
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Chipolopolo coach George Lwandamina has called up 28 home based players for an assessment camp ahead of Zambia’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign, which begins in September. Zambia are in Group I alongside Algeria, Togo and Burundi, and open away to Algeria. That is the hardest possible start, and it explains why Lwandamina is looking at the domestic league this early rather…
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Defending champions Yanga began the 2026/27 NBC Premier League with a 3 to 1 win away at Namungo on Saturday 15 August at Majaliwa Stadium, two days after the sixteen club season kicked off. Chadrack Boka opened the scoring on 68 minutes and Maxi Nzengeli added a second four minutes later. New signing Peter Shalulile also scored, with Herbert Lukindo replying for Namungo on…
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The Scorchers flew home on Wednesday 19 August after losing the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final 3 to 0 to Cameroon, ending a run that has taken Malawi to a first World Cup and produced the tournament’s leading scorer. Lovemore Fazili’s side went out of the final in Rabat on Sunday 16 August without ever settling, but the result does not define the…
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The Nigeria Football Federation has asked the entire Super Falcons technical crew, headed by Justine Madugu, to step down with immediate effect, four days after the play off defeat that ended Nigeria’s 2027 World Cup hopes. South Africa won 2 to 1 on Thursday 13 August at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, and with it took the place at the finals…
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The Football Kenya Federation has released the fixture list for the 2026/27 FKF Premier League, with the season opening on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August across nine matches. Gor Mahia start at home to Murang’a Seal and AFC Leopards host Bandari. Ulinzi Stars face Tusker, Nairobi United meet KCB, Migori Youth take on Kenya Police, and 3K FC host Mara Sugar. Mombasa United,…
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Written by Aaron Mubanga JnrZambia sports betting writerPublished 16 August 2026 The Zambia Premier League is starting on 3 October 2026. The league board pushed the opening round back from 12 September to free up the FIFA international window, so the new campaign, known as the Transition League, runs from October 2026 into January 2027. When is the Zambia Premier League starting in 2026?…
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Flames coach Callisto Pasuwa has named a squad heavy with foreign-based talent as Malawi prepare to face Namibia and Liberia in the September window. Malawi meet Namibia in Francistown, Botswana on 5 September before returning home to host Liberia at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe three days later. Pasuwa’s 26-man list leans on players plying their trade abroad, a group that gives the Flames…
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Silver Strikers have pushed to the top of the TNM Super League, edging ahead as the Malawian title race turns into a genuine scrap. The Central Bankers have found form at the right time, stringing together results to climb above a chasing pack that refuses to let go. Perennial heavyweights FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have dropped costly points in recent weeks, handing rivals a…
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Vipers have rebuilt their squad around the return of Uganda Cranes talisman Farouk Miya as they prepare for the CAF Champions League. The Ugandan side will learn their opponents at the preliminary round draw, set for 6 August at CAF headquarters in Cairo. Kitara, Uganda’s other continental representative, will also discover their path in the same window, giving the country two teams to follow…
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