Zambia makes its Women’s World Cup debut against Japan as a questionable participant in the elite tournament. Zambia head coach Bruce Mwape during the press conference ahead of opening match and Women’s World Cup game against Japan. Its squad is largely comprised of players that won the Under-20 Women’s World Cup five years ago. Injury setback for Zambia Zambia’s key …
HAMILTON, New Zealand — Zambia’s coach is under investigation for sexual assault, its star player got banned from a key African tournament and at 77th the team is lowest ranked of any at the Women’s World Cup. Zambia soccer association president Andrew Kamanga confirmed in a message to The Associated Press that allegations were referred to FIFA and Zambian police …
Zambia coach Bruce Mwape said Friday his “epic” team will run the “old people” in opposing sides off their feet at the FIFA Women’s World Cup -- starting with former champions Japan. “Experience is also important, but the games that we have played, I think our girls now have gained that experience.” Goalscoring hasn’t been a problem for Zambia, with …
The coach of the Zambia team preparing to make its debut at the Women’s World Cup has been accused of sexual misconduct and the case was referred to world body FIFA last year for investigation, according to a report in The Guardian newspaper. Zambia soccer association president Andrew Kamanga confirmed in a message to The Associated Press on Sunday that …
