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Teddy Will Run

Faz president Teddy Mulonga has confirmed he will contest a third term as Zambia football chief.

Mulonga is expected later today to issue a comprehensive statement on his manifesto for a third term as he embarks on a second successive tenure as Faz boss.

His announcement today will bring to four the number of Faz presidecial candidates who currently include Lusaka Dynamos boss Hanif Adams, Anthony Kasolo and current Faz vice president Kalusha Bwalya.

Zambia International Defender Dies

Zambia national team defender Lloyd Mumba is dead.

Mumba, 26, died today February 27 in Lusaka after a short llness at his parent’s home in Chilenje South Township.

The player has been in Zambia since December 2 from his Hungarian second division club Papa Lombard.

Mumba’s last international call-up was in September 2006 for Zambia’s 2008 Africa Cup Group 11 qualifier against South Africa played in Lusaka on October 7.

His previous European team was German Bundesliga side Stuttgart whom he joined from Dynamos in 2002 and also had a brief spell in South Africa with Golden Arrows before heading to Hungary.

Zesco United Brief

CAF has given the go ahead to Zesco United to play their Caf Africa Champions League preliminary round return leg match URA of Uganda at Trade Fair Grounds in Ndola on March 1.

Zesco has been working around the clock since last December to get their home ground ready for certification by Caf to host their African club competition games.

Had the certification not come through, Zesco would have hosted URA at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola.

This will be the first time Zesco will play an Africa cup competition game in Ndola after playing their 2006 Confederations Cup games at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe.

And Zambia international midfielder Rainford Kalaba has signed a 12 month extension to his loan deal with Zesco from Division 1 north club Afrisports.

Kalaba has been at Zesco since July 2005 after a season with French Ligue 1 club Nice.

The 2007 Faz Footballer of The Year was also influential in Zesco’s debut Super Division title win.

Kalaba finished as Zesco’s joint top scorer at the club with 13 league goals along side striker Enoch Sakala.

10 COMMENTS

  1. Anonymous #5 chakolwa, you cant even pass condolences on the passing away of Lloyd Mumba.
    My condolences to Lloyd’s family on his passing away, MHSRIP.
    I remember watching him at Golden Arows in South Africa as a defender.

  2. Go Great Kalu …. its ur time to take Zed football to another levelAnd please this dinsaur called “teddy” should not be voted again, hes got rich using FAZ.Hes so rigid to new ideas from pipo like Anif and Kalu.

  3. I am very very sad.He was a great player and a nice person.Condolences to his family.
    We will never forget him from HUNGARY.
    R.I.P my friend! 🙁

  4. We are sad. Lloyd was a very good player, helped us in the first Champhioship to.
    We will never forget his friendly smile after his first goal vs. ZTE (Zalaegerszeg, Hungrary 1.Lig.)
    R.I.P Lloyd

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