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He emphasized that the cost of importation will not be passed on to the consumers until the energy legal framework is amended. Mr. Nkhuwa said South Africa is expected to supply 300 Megawatts while Mozambique is expected to supply 100 megawatts respectively.
Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa has clarified that Zambia paid US$20.5 million to Eskom of South Africa for power imports and not the US$27 million being reported in some sections of the media.
Mr Nkhuwa said power imports for one month cost the country US$20.5 million US$6.5 million was for the arrears for the power supplied to Zambia in 2015.
Meanwhile Mr Nkhuwa said there will be no significant change in the load shedding schedule following the commencement in the importation of electricity from South Africa.
He said the imported power will only reduce load shedding by two hours because the power deficit remains huge.
Mr Nkhuwa added that the distribution of power being imported from South Africa will be according to the Zesco schedule.
He said the importation of 300 megawatts of power has only reduced the deficit to 600 megawatts which remains huge.
And Mr Nkhuwa has disclosed that Zambia owes Electricidade de Moçambique-EDM-of Mozambique 70 million US Dollars for power supplied in 2017.
Mr Nkhuwa said government has also shelved the idea to import power from EDM of Mozambique because they are expensive.
He explained that EDM was demanding 12.9 cents per kilowatt hour which is expensive.
Featuring on the Breakfast show this morning on Hot FM Radio, Mr Nkhuwa said government has devised a payment plan and has been paying some money to dismantle the debt owed to EDM.
Mr Simumba said the manner in which the power crisis has been handled shows that the two are highly incompetent.
He said maintaining Mr Nkhuwa as Minister of Energy and Mr Mundende at ZESCO risks plunging the country into total darkness.
“Your Excellency, it is clear we are in crisis but I am sure you will agree with me that the way your Minister of Energy and ZESCO management have handled this load shedding is extremely incompetent,” Mr Simumba said.
“As President fire these people immediately,” he added.
Mr Simumba said President Lungu must appoint competent people to run the Ministry and ZESCO.
“The level of load shedding is getting to extreme levels. The decline in national output is now affecting the kwacha increasing costs of everything including debt servicing which already accounts for 40% of budget,” he said.
“You are risking total collapse of the economy. Take action now Sir.”
Meanwhile, despite the importation of 300 megawatts of power on Friday, most areas in Lusaka are still experiencing more than 20 hours of load shedding.
Some residents of Lusaka’s Chilenhe and Emmasdale areas say they have not seen any reduction of load shedding since the importation of power from South Africa.
Chanda Bwalya, a housewife in Emmasdale said on Friday, power went at about 05 Hours and was only restored at 24 hours.
On Friday, Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa disclosed that the importation of 300 Megawatts power from South Africa’s ESKOM at a total cost of 27 Million dollars.
Mr. NKhuwa says the 300 Megawatts received will only reduce power load shedding by two hours.
Zambia is currently experiencing a power deficit of over 800 MW with load shedding of over 15 hours.
Action Aid says the continued intervention by the Bank of Zambia to stabilize the economy is an indication of a waning economy.
“It is worth noting that in long time now, Bank of Zambia has announced a quarterly back to back increment in the monetary policy rate to curb inflation suggesting that monetary policy interventions are no longer helping our waning economy, hence, the need to go beyond the monetary policy,” says Action Aid Zambia Country Director Nalucha Ziba.
“Right now, we can conclude that Bank of Zambia has done what every central bank would do to respond to our current economic woes. It is high time we addressed the causes of our waning economy and not the symptom (Inflation),” Mrs Ziba said.
“It is clear that our skyrocketing inflation is cost induced due to among other reasons, the continued depreciation of Kwacha, Zambia being an import dependent country, the continued depreciation of the Zambian Kwacha means that we are paying more for the same imported goods earlier imported, henceforth, higher prices.”
She also mentioned the the recent fuel pump price increase coupled with the looming of more than 100% electricity tariff increment as some of the factors that have led to the increase in the cost of goods and services thereby pushing up inflation.
“Declining productivity; our GDP is expected to grow at 2%, the lowest ever in a decade; this is even worsening with current erratic power supply (we experience zero or negative economic growth), we are experiencing the worst ever load shading of possible, which is currently at twenty (20) hours in a day.”
Mrs Ziba said there has been enough of the monetary intervention adding that now it is time for a fiscal intervention.
“Public debt is our biggest problem now. Unsustainable debt levels without a clear debt management strategy is a thorn in the already struggling economy and deterrence to the investor confidence.”
“Additionally, high debt service demand has great bearing on our exchange rate, henceforth, slowing down in external debt contraction as well as postponing or cancelling of some pipeline loans to sustain public debt levels as announced by the Ministry of Finance during his 2020 budget speech is way to for now.”
“However, it is sad to note that contrarily to the emphasis on minimizing debt contraction government recently announced plans to borrow USD 2 billion for the construction of the Chipata Serenje Rail line. Additionally, Government must be involved and take responsibility by actualizing austerity measures.”
She added, “Though there has been too much emphasis on austerity measures, it would be good to know how much has been saved as a result of implementing such measures.”
Mrs Ziba said government also needs to prioritize expenditure on investments with high and immediate returns to spur economic growth.
“Among the expenditures to be prioritized is an expenditure towards the energy sector than road infrastructure.”
File:President Edgar Lungu is being seen off by vice-President,Inonge Wina at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport before departing for Angola.
President Edgar Lungu is today expected in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates on a two-day working visit, to discuss a host of issues of mutual interest.
Speaking in an interview in Abu Dhabi, Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji said this is the first high level interaction at Head of State level between Zambia and the United Arab Emirates.
Mr. Malanji said Zambia stands to benefit immensely from the UAE since it is a fast-moving economy.
He said during the visit, President Lungu will meet investors from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and UAE Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Malanji notes that the Head of State will also meet investors in renewable energy as the country looks for a permanent solution to the energy deficit and its over reliance on hydro power generation.
The Foreign Affairs Minister also said President Lungu will also meet investors who have expressed interest in investing in key sectors of Zambia’s economy.
File:An unidentified woman and her daughter selling vegetables and other foodstuffs at Kapapa market in Chipata, Zambia
By Sidney Kawimbe
In last week’s article, I outlined some basic strategies on how one can survive the harsh economic realities. I received varying feedback from a cross section of society. Thank you a lot. In this week’s discourse, I will start by reminding my dear readers that our country’s economic fundamentals do not paint a rosy picture, what with the raising of the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by BoZ from 10.25% to 11.25%. The immediate implication is that the cost of borrowing will commensurately rise, further chocking the already capital deficient SMEs. At personal level, what this means is that if you have borrowed money from a financial institution, the amount you pay monthly to service that loan will go up or if it remains static, your repayment period will inevitably increase. One can easily discern that things will have to get worse before getting better. Below are some ways to adopt so you can survive and avoid running into debt.
Avoid Expensive Assets
Expensive assets are assets that produce little or no income, but generate huge maintenance and running costs. Generators may be cheap when bought are but are sometimes very expensive to maintain, it would therefore be prudent to invest in a once off expense in solar installation if you’re a landlord. If you are a tenant, discuss with your landlord that that you install a solar system and they knock off from the rentals; that is if your landlord is rational. A light bulb is an example of an asset that generates high operating cost by adding to your electricity bills. Energy saving bulbs are better suited. Expensive fuel guzzling cars are another example.
Sell Unwanted Assets
Following from above, if you have assets that are a financial drain to you, then sell them. I remember a friend who had a car that he kept repairing. At the end of the month he realised he was spending more money on fuel and maintenance than he would have, had he used public transportation. Of course, he sold it and went for public transport
Downgrade your TV subscription
It is pointless maintain an expensive bouquet which you are only able to watch for an hour only; courtesy of load shedding. Downgrade to other cheaper forms say Go Tv or even use your smart phone to catch up with news and your favourite EPL
Chilubi and Kasama Members of Parliament Rosaria Fundanga and Kelvin Sampa
The Late Chilubi Member of Parliament Rosario Fundanga will be buried today at the Leopards Hill Memorial Park in Lusaka.
And President Edgar Lungu yesterday visited the Funeral home to offer his condolence to the Fundanga family following the death of the MP.
President Lungu arrived at the Funeral home around 16:30 hours and was ushered into the house by St Ignatius Parish Priest Charles Chilinda where he met the widower who is also Former Bank of Zambia Governor Caleb Fundanga.
The Head of State also signed in the book of condolence in honour of Mrs. Fundanga and attended a requiem service at the house.
In his message, President Lungu said Mrs. Fundanga will be greatly missed for her hard work and love for the people of Chilubi.
Several Cabinet Ministers who include Home Affairs Minister, Stephen Kampyongo, Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo and Religious Affairs Minister, Reverend Godfridah Sumaili among other Cabinet Ministers accompanied President Lungu to the funeral home.
And Family Representative Robert Chomba told ZNBC News that before burial at Leopards Hill Memorial Park, a Church Service will be held at St. Ignatius Catholic Church at 08 Hours.
Mrs. Fundanga passed away on Wednesday November 20th, 2019 at the age of 56 in Lusaka after collapsing at her home.
She also served as Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Lands and Natural Resources from September 20th, 2017 until her death.
Vice President Inonge Wina Receiving a K1 Million Cheque from China Jiangxi International Economic and Technical Cooperation Limited towards the hunger mitigation in some parts of the country.
Vice President Inonge Wina says Government is looking at ways in which Zambian illegal miners who are being exploited can be supported to formalise their activities.
Speaking when she called on, Chief Sandwe of the Nsenga people in Lusangazi district – Eastern Province, Mrs. Wina said there is a need to protect the local people whom she said can form cooperatives and get support from the Industrial Development Corporation -IDC- to legalise mining activities.
Mrs. Wina noted that the agenda to start the process of regularizing the production of minerals will have well-structured programs.
The Vice President stated that through cooperatives, the miners who are currently quarrying at a small-scale level can be supported with equipment as their operations.
And Mrs. Wina praised authorities at Mawanda Primary school for implementing the school feeding programme which she observed has helped improve school attendance and learner performance.
She said Government wants to ensure every child is motivated to perform better and that the school feeding programme is one such incentive which also improves nutrition among children.
Earlier, Chief Sandwe stressed the need to stop illegal mining and called for serious investors to be engaged in gold excavation in the district.
The traditional leader also appealed to Government to rehabilitate the Petauke/Chilongozi/Sandwe/ Msoro road which is a major motorway linking the district to Petauke and Mambwe districts.
Chief Sandwe said the road which is in a deplorable state needs to be upgraded to enhance accessibility.
And Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu said Government has released an initial 10 Million Kwacha for the upgrading of the Petauke/Chilongozi/Sandwe/Msoro road to bituminous standard.
Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale has arrived in Lubumbashi ahead of the signing of a bilateral agreement between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo on the implementation of the Kasomeno – Mwenda toll road project.
A Bilateral meeting between the governments of Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on the Mwenda – Kasomeno toll road and Luapula Bridge project has been called in Lubumbashi.
GED Africa and its equity partner Dunna Asphalt, the developers of the project have organised the meeting.
GED Africa and Dunna Asphalt are developing the project under the Public Private Partnership -PPP.
ZANIS reports that according to GED Africa Country Representative for Zambia Marcus Ascot, the meeting in Lubumbashi will culminate into the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding -MoU- between the two countries.
Mr. Marcus explains that technical teams from the two countries have already arrived in Lubumbashi to study the terms of the MoU.
He says the project will be the biggest under the PPP for both Zambia and DRC.
And Zambia’s Ambassador to DRC, Friday Nyambe has confirmed that Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale and his Congolese counterpart are expected to sign the MoU on behalf of their countries on Tuesday this week.
Mr. Nyambe says Mr. Mwale who is leading a delegation from his Ministry and the Road Development Agency -RDA- is scheduled to arrive in Lubumbashi today.
Mr. Nyambe has since commended President Edgar Lungu and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi for showing political will on the implementation of the project after almost 10 years.
And Zambia’s Consul General to Lubumbashi Felix Siame disclosed that the Mwenda – Kasomeno toll road project is one of the main issues being discussed at the ongoing Regional Joint Permanent Commission in Lubumbashi.
Kitwe United have bounced back on top of the FAZ National Division One League following a 2-1 home win over Kafue Celtic on Saturday at Garden Park Stadium.
Captain Moses Lolozi and striker Phregon Kunda scored for Chingalika in this round 12 match.
The win pushed Chingalika to 27 points from 12 matches played.
Kitwe took advantage of Young Green Eagles’ 1-1 draw with Police College to supplant the ZNS side from the top on goal difference.
Young Eagles are also on 27 points but have an inferior goal difference against Kitwe.
During Saturday action, only Kitwe managed to secure victory with the rest of the games in this league ending in draws.
Prison Leopards forced a 1-1 draw at Chambishi with Nchanga Rangers settling for a goalless draw with Chindwin Sentries at home in Chingola and Zesco Malaiti held National Assembly to a 1-1 draw.
Prison are third on the table with 23 points from 12 matches played.
President of the Economic Association of Zambia(EAZ), Dr. Lubinda Habazoka
By Lubinda Haabazoka
For a country to develop, we need to unite towards a common goal. Our enemy is multinational capital that manipulates our economic growth and steals our mineral resources. We blame one another for a poor economy forgetting the lack of forex is a result of multinational capital’s unwillingness to bring it back to Zambia.
We have been conditioned to fight one another. Country credit ratings are manipulated by people we think mean well for us but that’s not the case. Unknowingly they influence our politics but we are too blind to see that because the battle is between tribes, political parties and other different formations. In fact we even go to them for funding.
One thing South Africans or Batswanas are better than us for is that they understand their national identity.
I have been repeatedly saying that Bloomberg, financial times, African confidential, rating agencies and other influencers of investor behavior can be manipulated to punish or support a country.
Zambia at the moment is at a stage of being punished for its relationship with the dragon. Zambia at the moment is being punished for its strong stance on illicit financial flows in the mining sector. We have for long underestimated the strength of the mining company monopoly capital. This capital has the potential of influencing regime change by scaling down mining activities citing tax or any other factors. The mining sector can also influence rating agencies and major tabloids to be in the negative about a particular country so as to reduce the economic fortunes of that country.
Forget what we have borrowed for infrastructure development. That’s peanuts compared to what we are losing out through illicit financial flows.
We were advised by the IMF and world bank to get a credit rating in order to access money from the international capital markets. We got that and issued three Eurobonds for which these institutions commended us. So why are they blaming us for that debt today? The Eurobonds were advised on us to trap us and make us dance a certain tune. Eurobonds cannot be renegotiated. One company even proposes to buy out government’s 20% stake in a certain company for $750m to repay the Eurobond due in 2022. What a bloody coincidence!
Despite the fact that we meet our Eurobond payments these fake rating agencies continue downgrading us. Companies continue to externalize what they can to squeeze us of foreign exchange and liquidity. That is what we pay for privatizing our strategic sector. We were insane to sell off assets in a sector that provides 80% of forex to Zambia. We were literally surrendering the value of the Zambian kwacha to monopoly capital. Who told us to privatize? The IMF under SAPs. Despite copper prices being high we can’t give a command to increase mine output to enhance forex because we don’t own mines!!!!
We should never make this mistake in the future. We need to create wealth. We need to enhance Zambian participation in the economy. IDC and Zccm IH should scale up their presence in major companies.
We need economic freedom!!!!
Russia was paying money to the three rating agencies. When the west put sanctions and some Russian banks were cut off visa, Russia also cut ties with foreign companies including these rating agencies. But these rating agencies continued rating Russia but now in the negative because Russia was no longer paying money and also to kill off Russia completely. The Bear, however, is still alive because the bear owns its own economy!!!!
So now we are contemplating ongoing on an IMF package. Once that happens, we will have little control over our monetary and fiscal policies. Is that not what they intended in the first place?
Just read this and from now onwards never trust Moody’s ratings.
The credit rating agency Moody’s has agreed to pay nearly $864m to settle with US federal and state authorities over its ratings of risky mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the department of justice said on Friday.
Moody’s reached the deal with the justice department, 21 states and the District of Columbia, resolving allegations that the firm contributed to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the department said in a statement.
The Big Short: is the next financial crisis on its way?
“Moody’s failed to adhere to its own credit-rating standards and fell short on its pledge of transparency in the run-up to the ‘great recession’,” principal deputy associate attorney general Bill Baer said in the statement.
The Author is Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) President
President Edgar Lungu on his arrival at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport from Japan state visit
President Edgar Lungu is today expected in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates on a two-day working visit.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Abu Dhabi, Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji said this is the first high level interaction at Head of State level between Zambia and the United Arab Emirates.
Mr. Malanji said Zambia stands to benefit immensely from the UAE since it is a fast-moving economy.
He said during the visit, President Lungu will meet investors from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and UAE Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Malanji notes that the Head of State will also meet investors in renewable energy as the country looks for a permanent solution to the energy deficit and its over reliance on hydro power generation.
The Foreign Affairs Minister also said President Lungu will also meet investors who have expressed interest in investing in key sectors of Zambia’s economy.
Transport and Communications Minister Hon Mutotwe Kafwaya
Lunte Member of Parliament Hon Mutotwe Kafwaya has expressed confidence that the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) will return power in 2021 due to the massive development which has been done in all parts of the country.
Hon Kafwaya said the PF has also demonstrated that it is a democratic party apart from other factors that make it a viable party to remain in power.
Speaking Sunday evening when he featured on Pan African Radio’s News Feedback Programme, Hon Kafwaya bemoaned the politics surrounding certain developmental priorities.
“PF has not failed to support Zambians on things that matter to them. That’s why in PF we have structured a leadership which promotes continuity as it is a party to trust,” Hon Kafwaya said.
Hon Kafwaya, who is also Transport and Communications Minister, said the PF’s developmental objectives are not just hearsays but is documented in the party manifesto.
He castigated the UPNF for lacking internal democracy citing their alleged ferrying of carders to attend their recent Copperbelt rally adding that faking rallies does not guarantee election victory.
He said the PF has the mandate to deliver development to all parts of the country regardless of the region hence the need to trust the developmental system which does not discriminate or chooses who to deliver development to.
He maintained that the PF is not panicking about winning the 2021 elections because it has delivered development to the people of Zambian.
The United Party for National Development (UPND) has dismissed reports by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) that the party’s weekend rally in Kitwe was full of cadres that had been transported from other regions.
In a statement released to the media, UPND said that the Race Course UPND Rally was 99.9% attended by what the party called the gallant supporters, members and ordinary residents of Kitwe, some of whom walked long distances in a heavy downpour to register their resounding rejection of the PF, Mr Edgar Lungu, Madam Inonge Wina and all PF thugs and criminals still remaining in their Party.
Below is the full statement
THERE ARE NO STRANDED UPND SUPPORTERS IN KITWE
After a phenomenal and historical UPND rally in pouring rain, addressed by President Hakainde Hichilema at Race Course in Kitwe last week, we are not at all surprised by the green-eyed and jaundiced envy of our outgoing counterparts the PF Party and their ever-dwindling supporters on their former Copperbelt stronghold.
We would not have found it desirable to comment on their hallucinations, had it not been for the fact that their Vice President Inonge Wina has joined the fray.
The Race Course UPND Rally was 99.9% attended by the gallant supporters, members and ordinary residents of Kitwe some of whom walked long distances in a heavy downpour to register their resounding rejection of the PF, Mr Edgar Lungu, Madam Inonge Wina and all PF thugs and criminals still remaining in their Party.
The only known people from outside Kitwe were the entourage of the incoming President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema.
So the allegations by the PF and Madam Inonge Wina that there are still UPND supporters who remained in Kitwe and that they may bring cholera epidemic, are not only redundant and superfluous, but a figment of their wildest imaginations and is also down right disrespectful and disgraceful to Kitwe, and Copperbelt residents.
Let Madam Inonge Wina and her party, deal with the 48 phantom houses that germinated from the ground like mushroom and let them own up that the ghost workers that have cost tax payers US$800m on the civil service payroll who they can’t deliberately identify, are their own political cadres who they are rewarding for perpetrating violence and carrying out murders on political opponents around the country.
We wish to encourage our citizens that Hope and Help (HH) is here and therefore let them not give in to the bullying tactics and the lies of the Paya Farmer (PF). In 2021, it’s Lopola and Punkamo! PF Kuya bebele!
Elisha Matambo UPND Provincial Chairman Copperbelt Province
Despite his goal scoring exploits propelling Zambia to the 2019 U23 AFCON tournament in Egypt, striker Fashion Sakala has shockingly not made the preliminary shortlist for the 2019 CAF Youth Player award.
Fashion was a joint top scorer in the quaifiers with four goals that helped a then unbeaten Zambia to reach their second successive U23 AFCON tournament but where they again fell in the group stage like in 2015.
But his compatriots and U23 teammates Enock Mwepu and Patson Daka, who won the 2017 accolade, have made this year’s shortlist.
Zambia has two other nominations in the other category shortlists with Shepolopolo coach Bruce Mwape nominated for a second year running for the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year Award.
Mwape’s team too is on the preliminary short list for Africa best women’s team for a second successive season.
However, there is no Grace Chanda who is tied at the top on six goals in the 2020 Olympic Games qualifiers with Tabitha Chawinga of Malawi who has made the cut.
Chanda has the opportunity to finish as top scorer in the Africa Zone Olympic qualifiers in the fifth and final round against Cameroon this January to decide the automatic ticket to Japan while Chawinga bowed out in the second round in August when Malawi were eliminated by Kenya.
PRELIMINARY AWARDS NOMINEES LIST
WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Cameroon
Cote d’Ivoire
Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
Zambia
MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
Algeria
Madagascar
Nigeria
Senegal
Tunisia
YOUTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
Amadou Haidara (Mali & RB Leipzig)
Amadou Sagna (Senegal & Club Brugge)
Enock Mwepu (Zambia & Red Bull Salzburg)
Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal & Watford)
Krepin Diatta (Senegal & Club Brugge)
Moussa Djenepo (Mali & Southampton)
Moussa Ndiaye (Senegal & Excellence Foot)
Musa Barrow (Gambia & Atalanta)
Osvaldo Pedro Capemba ‘Capita’ (Angola & Primeiro de Agosto)
Patson Daka (Zambia & Red Bull Salzburg)
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria & Villarreal)
Sekou Koita (Mali & Red Bull Salzburg)
Steve Regis Mvoue (Cameroon & AS Azur Star)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)
Zito Luvumbo (Angola & Primeiro de Agosto)
WOMEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
Alain Djeumfa (Cameroon)
Bruce Mwape (Zambia)
Clementine Toure (Côte d’Ivoire)
Desiree Ellis (South Africa)
David Ouma (Kenya)
Thomas Dennerby (Nigeria)
MEN’S COACH OF THE YEAR
Aliou Cisse (Senegal – Senegal)
Christian Gross (Switzerland – Zamalek)
Corentin Martins (France – Mauritania)
Djamel Belmadi (Algeria – Algeria)
Faouzi Benzarti (Tunisia – Wydad Athletic Club)
Gernot Rohr (Germany – Nigeria)
Moine Chaâbani (Tunisia – Esperance)
Mounir Jaouani (Morocco – Berkane FC)
Nicolas Dupuis (France – Madagascar)
Pitso Mosimane (South Africa – Mamelodi Sundowns)
AFRICAN INTERCLUBS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ali Maaloul (Tunisia & Al Ahly)
Anice Badri (Tunisia & Esperance)
Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda & Simba)
Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia & Zamalek)
Fousseny Coulibaly (Cote d’Ivoire & Esperance)
Franck Kom (Cameroon & Esperance)
Herenilson (Angola & Petro de Luanda)
Ismail El Haddad (Morocco & Wydad Casablanca)
Jean Marc Makusu (DR Congo & AS VITA)
Kodjo Fo Doh Laba (Togo & RS Berkane / Al Ain)
Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt & Zamalek)
Meddie Kagere (Rwanda & Simba)
Meschack Elia (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)
Tarek Hamed (Egypt & Zamalek)
Themba Zwane (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Tresor Mputu (DR Congo & TP Mazembe)
Walid El Karti (Morocco & Wydad Casablanca)
Youcef Belaïli (Algeria & Esperance / Ahli Jeddah)
WOMEN’S AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ajara Nchout (Cameroon & Valerenga )
Ange N’Guessan (Côte d’Ivoire & Tenerife)
Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria & Barcelona)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria & Rivers Angels)
Elizabeth Addo (Ghana & Jiangsu Suning)
Gabrielle Ouguene (Cameroon & CSKA Moscow)
Refiloe Jane (South Africa & AC Milan)
Tabitha Chawinga (Malawi & Jiangsu Suning)
Thembi Kgatlana (South Africa & Beijing Phoenix FC)
Uchenna Kanu (Nigeria & Southeastern Fire)
MEN’S AFRICAN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco & Borussia Dortmund)
André Onana (Cameroon & Ajax)
Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria& Al-Sadd)
Carolus Andriamatsinoro (Madagascar & Al Adalah)
Denis Onyango (Uganda & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (Cameroon & Paris Saint-Germain)
Ferjani Sassi(Tunisia & Zamalek)
Hakim Ziyech (Morocco & Ajax)
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal & Paris Saint-Germain)
Ismail Bennacer (Algeria & AC Milan)
Jordan Ayew (Ghana & Crystal Palace)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal & Napoli)
Kodjo Fo Doh Laba (Togo & Al Ain)
Mahmoud Hassan”Trezeguet” (Egypt & Aston Villa)
Mbwana Samatta (Tanzania & Genk)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt & Liverpool)
Moussa Marega (Mali & Porto)
Naby Keita (Guinea & Liverpool)
Nicolas Pepe (Côte d’Ivoire & Arsenal)
Odion Ighalo (Nigeria & Shanghai Shenhua)
Percy Tau (South Africa & Club Brugge)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon & Arsenal)
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria & Manchester City)
Sadio Mane (Senegal & Liverpool)
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia & Esperance)
Thomas Teye Partey (Ghana & Atlético Madrid)
Victor Osimhen (Nigeria & Lille)
Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria & Leicester City)
Wilfried Zaha (Côte d’Ivoire & Crystal Palace)
Youcef Belaili (Algeria & Ahli Jeddah)
Ailing Power Dynamos collected their third league win of the 2019/2020 season on Sunday following a 2-0 home victory over fellow strugglers Nakambala Leopards at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe.
The victory lifts Power outside the top half of the bottom four relegation zone from 15th to 13th position.
Sunday’s victory also handed Power its second home win of the since September 14 when they defeated Lusaka Dynamos.
Lameck Kafwaya gave Power a 1-0 lead into the break when he struck in the 10th minute.
Fredrick Mulambia added the final goal in the 54th minute to dispatch 16th placed Nakambala to their third straight league defeat.
Power rise to 12 points from 10 games with a match in hand against Zesco United yet to be played.
And in Lusaka, Green Buffaloes maintained fifth position after a 1-0 home win over mid-table Kabwe Warriors when Paul Simpemba scored his second goal in as many games.
Buffaloes have 19 points, nine points behind leaders Zesco and five adrift of second placed Napsa Stars.
